Allingham is one of only two surviving World War one veterans in the United Kingdom and the last surviving founder member of the Royal Air Force, according to British media.
Frances Perkins the first woman cabinet member who advocated the 8 hour day, stricter factory safety laws, and laws for the protection of women and children in the labor force.
The influenza pandemic is providing the first major test of the revised International Health Regulations, which were approved by WHO Member States in 2005 and came into legal force in 2007.