From Black Death to Spanish Flu, history is full of pandemics that had long social repercussions

A recent study by IMF economists analyzes the relationship between epidemics & social unrest in history. With lessons for our own current pandemic.

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2021/02/25/covid-19-les-epidemies-sont-des-accelerateurs-de-crises-politiques-et-sociales_6071127_3232.html