Health
From HIV to Covid, pandemics show us fear of disease is coloured by prejudice – The Guardian
Time and again, certain communities are wrongly labelled as the source of contagion, says science historian Edna Bonhomme
OpinionAs a historian of science, I see how, time and again, certain communities are wrongly labelled as the source of contagion
Mon 22 Feb 2021 11.00 GMT
Many people have experienced the Covid-19 pandemic as an event of pure novelty: a sudden and unexpected break from the past. In some ways this is true, but as a historian of science whos been teaching a course about pandemics for the past year, Ive had a different perspective: one that has impressed upon me and my students the surprising parallels…
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