The second half of this book was much like the first. It talked a lot about the research that everyone was doing to try to cure this flu and help stop so many people from dying.
The very last pages of the book were the most interesting parts, warning us about how unprepared we are today, if an influenza similar to the one in 1918 returned. For example, most of the flu vaccines are made outside of the United States; in an emergency, it's unlikely that the foreign suppliers would be able to share their drugs. And since treatments today are, in general, more effective, there is less room in a hospital for a massive epidemic.
Overall, I thought the book could have used some editing. There is way too much detail in places, to many repetitive examples, and too much "filler" language in the writing style. John M. Barry chose to write the book in more of a "story telling" way when I prefer to read more of the straight facts. Besides that, I learned a lot about medical history which is something I'm really interested in.
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