Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19

A history of COVID—19 and the sociopolitical crises that led to the 2020 global pandemic

The COVID—19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn’t have. Since this century’s turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika, and a variety of lesser viruses have emerged almost annually. But what of the epidemiologists themselves? Some bravely descended into the caves where bat species hosted coronaviruses, including the strains that e...