masks, vaccines, race, pain, and social justice —

COVID-19: LEARNING FROM THE PAST / creatING a better future

Keith Wailoo puts COVID-19 in perspective…

covid-19: intersecting vulnerabilities

Intersecting Vulnerabilities: Historian Keith Wailoo discusses how race, class, urban congestion and a failed public health system have contributed to the extraordinary gulf in coronaviru...

“Intersecting Vulnerabilities: What Lies Behind the Inequities of COVID-19” (June 2020)

infection and inequality

“Infection and Inequality” — History and Historians in Response to COVID-19 (American Historical Association, December 23, 2020)

will americans get vaccinated?

“From Vaccines to Vaccinations: Will Americans Roll Up their Sleeves?” (Princeton faculty discussion, December 2020)

epidemics and xenophobia

“Race in the COVID Era: What America’s History of Racism and Xenophobia Means for Today” — Princeton University (June 2020)

mask debates in historical perspective

“THE MASK: Historical Reflections on Personal Protective Equipment in the Flu Pandemic, with Lessons for the COVID-19 Era” (Princeton Class Day lecture, June 2020)

PANDEMIC, CREATING A USABLE PAST: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health (A conference on the history of pandemics and their implications for today. May 2020)

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