COVID has amplified the economic, racial, and gender disparities that already exist in our country. But it’s also given policy-makers an opportunity to make positive changes that will prevail beyond the pandemic.

Dr. Celine Gounder is the host of EPIDEMIC, a podcast about the science, public health, and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. In this excerpt from the podcast she speaks to Frank Snowden, a professor of medical history. Frank tells her about how a movement for change arose out of an epidemic much like ours.

Listen to the full-length episode here:

https://www.justhumanproductions.org/podcasts/e32-epidemics-change-history-josh-loomis-frank-snowdon

You can listen to full episodes of EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder, wherever you get your podcasts.