Concurrents: The Persistent Pandemic
My friend added to the end of the litany of his recent exasperations a succinct phrase, his final punctuating comment, which would echo in my head for many months to follow. “You know, Bill, this pandemic isn’t done with us yet.” The previous global pandemic with the misnomer of the “Spanish Flu” visited our planet in the early decades of the 20th Century. It was one of the deadliest in human history with over 50 million succumbing to it worldwide. Its impacts, according to summarized studies, included a significant overall global population decline, reverberating economic repercussions, new outlooks on health and hygiene, some major advancements in medical care, and even changes to the landscape of the arts and culture. Notice, very little mention of “work” from those historians and commentators. Another lesson from that previous pandemic, according to most historians, is that the waves and ripples of impact from this …
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