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Living in an Age of Pandemics: Is COVID-19 a Blessing in Disguise?

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Living in an Age of Pandemics: Is COVID-19 a Blessing in Disguise?
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientist's "Doomsday Clock" reads seven minutes to midnight after being adjusted two minutes closer in Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 27, 2002. The Doomsday Clock has been used by the Bulletin since 1947 to represent the perceived danger of a catastrophic nuclear event. Scott Olson/AFP via Getty Images
Paul Adams
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Asking whether the new coronavirus is a blessing of any kind requires some explanation.

Paul Adams
Paul Adams
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Paul Adams is a professor emeritus of social work at the University of Hawai‘i, and was professor and associate dean of academic affairs at Case Western Reserve University. He is the co-author of "Social Justice Isn’t What You Think It Is," and has written extensively on social welfare policy and professional and virtue ethics.
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