Covid-19 : the pandemic that never should have happened, and how to stop the next one
MacKenzie, Debora2020
Book
In a gripping, accessible narrative, a veteran science journalist lays out the shocking story of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic happened and how to make sure this never happens again. Over the last 30 years of epidemics and pandemics, we learned every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks. We heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. In this captivating, authoritative, and eye-opening book, science journalist Debora MacKenzie lays out the full story of how and why it happened: the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the outbreak, and most importantly, what we must do to prevent future pandemics.
Main title:
Author:
MacKenzie, Debora, author
Imprint:
London : The Bridge Street Press, 2020.
Collation:
240 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780349128351 (hbk)
Dewey class:
614.59241614.592
Language:
English
Subject:
Coronavirus infections -- Prevention -- Popular worksEpidemics -- History -- Popular worksCommunicable diseases -- Epidemiology -- History -- Popular worksPublic health surveillance -- Popular worksHealth and WellbeingPolitics & governmentPublic health & preventive medicineClinical & internal medicineInfectious & contagious diseasesRespiratory medicine
BRN:
508787