Forget COVID-19: These Three Pandemics Changed the Course of Society

October 2, 2020 Topic: History Region: World Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: CoronavirusPlaguePandemicBlack DeathSociety

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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