The Wisdom of Plagues: Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics

The Wisdom of Plagues: Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics

Award-winning New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reflects on twenty-five years of covering pandemics—how governments react to them, how the media covers them, how they are exploited, and wh…

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