Episode Synopsis "The Pandemic Economy"
How have pandemics shaped our society in the past, and how will the current COVID-19 pandemic inform our future? In this episode, Ryann Petit-Frere speaks with Dr. Naomi Rogers, a writer and professor specializing in the history of medicine, and Nick Diamond, an advisor and legal academic focusing on global health policy. They discuss the common threads between COVID-19 and the 1918 Influenza pandemic and predict some of the long-term changes that COVID-19 will bring to the healthcare industry and economy.