The deadly legacy of the ‘forgotten pandemic’ — and why it’s drawing comparisons to COVID-19

A pandemic more than half a century ago is still leaving a deadly legacy.

Queensland’s former chief health officer Dr John Gerrard was a six-year-old when he lost his eldest brother Stephen during the 1968-70 Hong Kong flu pandemic.

Eleven-year-old Stephen Gerrard was one of about 10,000…