Scientists say the coronavirus is at least as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic CNBCCovid-19 death toll rivals fatality rate during 1918 flu epidemic, researchers say The Washington PostThe 1918 Flu Faded in Our Collective Memory: We Might 'Forget' the Coronavirus, Too Scientific AmericanIn N.Y.C.’s Coronavirus Surge, a Frightening Echo of the 1918 Flu The New York TimesIs COVID-19 worse than the 1918 Spanish flu?