The Space Between

“‘There were two words between ‘shut’ and ‘up’ initially, said Dr. Howard Markel, who directs the University of Michigan’s Center for the History of Medicine and who played a role in shaping the policy as a member of the Pentagon research team. ‘It was really ugly.'” The NYT with an interesting look at The Untold Story of the Birth of Social Distancing. “It took a high school science fair, George W. Bush, history lessons and some determined researchers to overcome skepticism and make it federal policy.”