The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry, Parts VIII - IX (The Tolling of the Bell; Lingerer)
Now THIS is what I read the book for. (Mostly. It also features Barry writing It was only influenza at least thirty times in three chapters. Give it a rest, Barry. Go polish your portrait of William Welch in your bunk.)
In these chapters Barry dissects the absolutely terrible response of the US government to the pandemic, a combination of deliberate inaction, counterproductive action, and false propaganda unequaled until the current pandemic response, which is very strongly resembles.
From neither the White House nor another senior administration post would there come any leadership, any attempt to set priorities, any attempt to deliver resources.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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In these chapters Barry dissects the absolutely terrible response of the US government to the pandemic, a combination of deliberate inaction, counterproductive action, and false propaganda unequaled until the current pandemic response, which is very strongly resembles.
From neither the White House nor another senior administration post would there come any leadership, any attempt to set priorities, any attempt to deliver resources.
( Read more... )
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History[image error]
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