Published Mar 23, 2020
An Unfinished Lesson
Shankar Vedantam and historian Nancy Bristow delve into the entwined histories of World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic, examining how political priorities and public health strategies shaped outcomes and societal memory. They draw striking parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic, uncovering enduring inequalities, challenges in public health compliance, and the selective storytelling that impacts our understanding of pandemics.
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