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How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today's pandemic

  • Written by Kathryn McKinley, Professor of English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today's pandemicFranz Xavier Winterhalter's 'The Decameron' (1837).Heritage Images via Getty Images

The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role, with a combination of job security, access to health care and mobility widening the gap in infection and mortality rates between rich and poor.

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