COVID-19 pandemic

=== Historiography ===
A 2021 study noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had increased interest in epidemics and infectious diseases among both historians and the general public. Prior to the pandemic, these topics were usually overlooked by "general" history and only received attention in the [[history of medicine]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last=Fonzo |first=Erminio |date=18 July 2021 |title=Historiography and Covid-19. Some considerations |url=https://www.mediterraneanknowledge.org/publications/index.php/journal/article/view/205 |journal=Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=129–158 |issn=2499-930X}}</ref> Many comparisons were made between the COVID-19 and [[1918 influenza pandemic]]s,<ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Tambolkar |first1=S |last2=Pustake |first2=M |last3=Giri |first3=P |last4=Tambolkar |first4=I |title=Comparison of public health measures taken during Spanish flu and COVID-19 pandemics: A Narrative Review. |journal=Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |date=May 2022 |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1642–1647 |doi=10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1612_21 |pmid=35800503 |pmc=9254789 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Beach |first1=Brian |last2=Clay |first2=Karen |last3=Saavedra |first3=Martin |title=The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Its Lessons for COVID-19 |journal=Journal of Economic Literature |date=March 2022 |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=41–84 |doi=10.1257/jel.20201641 |url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jel.20201641 |issn=0022-0515}}</ref> including the development of anti-mask movements,<ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||journal=Health Affairs Forefront|last1=Ewing |first1=Thomas |title=Flu Masks Failed In 1918, But We Need Them Now |date=12 May 2020 |doi=10.1377/forefront.20200508.769108 |url=https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/flu-masks-failed-1918-but-we-need-them-now |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web ||title=Mask Resistance During a Pandemic Isn't New – in 1918 Many Americans Were 'Slackers' |url=https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/mask-resistance-during-pandemic-isnt-new-1918-many-americans-were-slackers |website=www.michiganmedicine.org |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=29 October 2020}}</ref> the widespread promotion of misinformation<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Devega |first1=Chauncey |title=Fake news, conspiracy theories and a deadly global pandemic — and that was in 1918 |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/05/08/fake-news-conspiracy-theories-and-a-deadly-global-pandemic--and-that-was-in-1918/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=Salon |date=8 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Cohut |first1=Maria |title=What the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 flu pandemic have in common |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-flu-pandemic-of-1918-and-early-conspiracy-theories |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=www.medicalnewstoday.com |date=29 September 2020 }}</ref> and the impact of [[Social determinants of health|socioeconomic disparities]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Krishnan |first1=Lakshmi |last2=Ogunwole |first2=S. Michelle |last3=Cooper |first3=Lisa A. |title=Historical Insights on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, and Racial Disparities: Illuminating a Path Forward |journal=Annals of Internal Medicine |date=15 September 2020 |volume=173 |issue=6 |pages=474–481 |doi=10.7326/M20-2223 |pmid=32501754 |pmc=7298913 |issn=0003-4819}}</ref>