Two Pandemic Anniversaries: 10 People Respond to Their Realizing When he World Had Caved In

Environmental & Science Education, STEM, Health, Medicine, Society 

Ed Hessler

STAT's Paul Skerret calls attention to "two pandemic 'anniversaries' —1) the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020, and 2) former President Trump  declared it a national U. S. emergency two days later.

Skerrett asked a wide range of people including writers, frontline clinicians, virus experts, vaccine makers, and public health specialists this question: 'What was the moment last year when you realized we were in real trouble?'" 

Here are their responses.