Lessons Learned from the 1918 Flu Pandemic Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email In this November 1918 photo made available by the Library of Congress, a nurse takes the pulse of a patient in the influenza ward of the Walter Reed hospital in Washington. ( Harris & Ewing/Library of Congress via AP ) Produced by Meg Dalton Hosted by Shumita Basu Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios