Both the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, and the current Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, were both similar and different. These events have affected people all over the world in very substantial ways. Though they occurred decades apart from each other, the two remain very similar. Both the Spanish Flu and Corona virus caused millions of people to quarantine inside their homes for long periods of time. Public gathering spaces such as schools, Churches, and theaters were/are shut down for the safety of citizens and to help slow the spread of disease. Masks were also enforced in both pandemics. People then, and now, wear masks to protect themselves and others from the flu, and Covid-19. Along with the urge to wear masks and stay home, came protests. People believe they shouldn’t have to wear masks or stay home because it is a “violation” of their rights. Because of this, during both the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, people met up to protest in large groups. Along with masks, stay at home orders, and social distancing guidelines, people in both pandemics were also encouraged to disinfect their homes and other possibly contaminated surfaces with household cleaners or sanitizers like Lysol, etc. There was no exact “treatment” for the Spanish Flu at the time until many years later when they finally came out with a vaccine to help prevent you from getting sick. Covid-19 doesn’t have an exact treatment, or vaccine, but the trials for a vaccine are looking somewhat promising. There could be a vaccine similar to the flu vaccine. Despite the two pandemics occurring many, many years apart, in very different times, they were very similar.