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Meet the Anthony Fauci of 1918 Washington
Dr. T.D. Tuttle was Washington's Health Commissioner during the 1918 flu. He wasn't always popular — even when he was right.
Dr. T.D. Tuttle was Washington's Health Commissioner during the 1918 flu. He wasn't always popular — even when he was right.
During the 1918 flu, bad actors ripped off renters, exploited dead sailors and drank illegal whiskey.
Seattle leaders relaxed containment rules during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918, fueling a second wave of infections.
Students in Palouse, veterans on Whidbey Island and seniors in Seattle are worse off without it.
Over a century ago, my grandmother nearly died from the pandemic. Her doctor wasn't so lucky.