Contagion of the Mind: How the World Failed in 2020

Over the course of the past year, humanity witnessed a public health catastrophe unlike any seen in a century. Before the novel coronavirus struck, it may have been reasonable to expect that global institutions, international cooperation and 21st century know-how would trigger a fast and methodical worldwide fight to tame the pathogen and minimize loss of life. Unfortunately, that isn't what happened.

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