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What Can Virginia Learn from the 1918 Pandemic?
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What Can Virginia Learn from the 1918 Pandemic?

Author and historian Garrett Peck joins the Transition Team to discuss his book, "The Great War in America," which examines the 1918 Flu pandemic in the context of World War I. We explore lessons learned and what policies we might adapt for the COVID19 pandemic 100 years later. We find this isn't the first pandemic full of grift and misinformation, but it is the first time Americans politicized one.

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Clarke Mercer: Leadership in a Pandemic
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Clarke Mercer: Leadership in a Pandemic

This week, the Transition Team has a Skype session with Clark Mercer, Chief of Staff to the Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam. He discussed watching the transition from his office. He also walks the transition team through the Governor's decision-making process on when to reopen Virginia after COVID19.

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