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"The Mask: Historical Reflections on Personal Protective Equipment, with Lessons for the COVID-19 Era" - A Class Day Lecture by Keith Wailoo, Department of History

This lecture was given as part of the 2020 Class Day celebration for the Department of History. The opening remarks by Professor Keith Wailoo looked at the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and the…

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Session 6 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Session 6 | After Epidemics: The Challenge of Reinventing Public HealthSaturday, May 9, 2020 | 1:30 - 3 pmFrom cholera to polio and AIDS, epidemic crises often spur societies to reinvent public…

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Session 4 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 9 - 10:30 am Session 4 | Epidemic Responses: Civil Liberties and Public Health Politics In the face of epidemic outbreaks, public health demands (whether for the wearing of…

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Session 2 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health Friday, May 8, 2020 | 11 am - 12:30 pmSession 2 | Epidemics and Urban Centers: Different Cities, Disparate…

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Introduction and Session 1 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health -

Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health Friday, May 8, 2020 | 9 - 10:30 a.m. Introduction and Session 1 | Explaining Epidemics: The Past in the Present…

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