December 4, 2020
The Virus Is Devastating the U.S., and Leaving an Uneven Toll
The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2020
The Virus Is Devastating the U.S., and Leaving an Uneven Toll
“The pandemic is us,” said Andrew Noymer, an associate professor of public health at the University of California, Irvine, who added that part of the word “pandemic” derives from “demos,” ancient Greek for “people.” “It’s the same word that gives us ‘demography’ or ‘epidemic.’ The pandemic is collectively all of our actions.”