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Viruses and Leadership in a Historical Perspective

In: National and Global Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • A. S. Bhalla

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History and context matter if only to learn from past mistakes to shape a better future. Chapter 1 briefly examines previous viruses starting with the Russian flu and extending to the Great Influenza of 1918 to Ebola and COVID-19. Until the vaccines were developed in early 2021, a remarkable achievement of science and public-private partnerships, the public health guidelines (wearing of masks, physical and social isolation and frequent washing of hands) were no different from those non-pharmaceutical remedies recommended in 1918. It discusses how COVID-19 is different from previous endemics and pandemics. It also specifies which questions relating to the coronavirus still remain unanswered.

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  • A. S. Bhalla, 2023. "Viruses and Leadership in a Historical Perspective," Springer Books, in: National and Global Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic, chapter 0, pages 3-22, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-29521-8_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29521-8_1
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