Forget COVID-19: These Three Pandemics Changed the Course of Society
People are beginning to understand that the little changes COVID-19 has already ushered in or accelerated – telemedicine, remote work, social distancing, the death of the handshake, online shopping, the virtual disappearance of cash and so on – have begun to change their way of life. This is not the first time a pandemic has reshaped society.
Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
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