Government Responses
The entries in this section explore how diverse governments have responded to epidemic and pandemic disease outbreaks from the 14th century to the present. Most of the references focus on US governmental responses, ranging from the municipal to the federal level. Together, the entries collectively contemplate the behavior of governments during the most critical moments of disease outbreaks.
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“Bibliography of Historians’ Responses to COVID-19” includes commentary and publications by historians in both scholarly and popular periodical literature; recorded interviews and webcasts; and digitized primary source materials from past epidemics and pandemics. If you have an article, op-ed, interview, etc. that you think should be included in the bibliography please fill out this form to submit a reference.