Barry talks about Paul Lewis, who basically... does nothing
Just like his beloved William Welch! John Barry + male scientists who do nothing = OTP.
I agree, the middle parts are by far the best. It's pretty shocking how similar the US government response to the 1918 influenza is to the US government's response to coronavirus. History is absolutely repeating itself.
I had the same reaction to "Influenza caused WWII!" It's a bit of a reach, IMO.
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Tue, May. 12th, 2020 05:32 am (UTC)Just like his beloved William Welch! John Barry + male scientists who do nothing = OTP.
I agree, the middle parts are by far the best. It's pretty shocking how similar the US government response to the 1918 influenza is to the US government's response to coronavirus. History is absolutely repeating itself.
I had the same reaction to "Influenza caused WWII!" It's a bit of a reach, IMO.