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How New York City learned how to fight diseases like COVID-19

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New York City has a long history of fighting back against disease. But it took a while for the city to learn how. Here is a look at how several 19th century disease outbreaks helped prepare NYC for diseases like the 1918 Spanish Flu and, eventually, COVID-19.