Lessons from the COVID War
An Investigative Report
New York : PublicAffairs, 2023.
Format: Book
Description: 347 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle of panic followed by neglect. So a remarkable group of practitioners and scholars from many backgrounds came together determined to discover and learn lessons from this latest world war.
Contents:
From tragedy to possibility -- Origins, prevention, and warning -- The defenders -- Containment fails; mobilization lags -- Federal crisis management collapses; Operation Warp Speed begins -- Communities improvise with few tools -- The healthcare system frays -- Trust and confidence break down -- Fighting back with drugs and vaccines -- Strategy for a global war -- America the competent? -- List of acronyms -- About the COVID Crisis Group.
Subjects:
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects.
Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Popular works.
Epidemics -- Prevention -- Popular works.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects.
Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Popular works.
Epidemics -- Prevention -- Popular works.
ISBN:
9781541703803
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Outbreak Les | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
"A joint effort from: Danielle Allen, John M. Barry, John Bridgeland, Michael Callahan, Nicholas A. Christakis , Doug Criscitello, Charity Dean, Victor Dzau, Gary Edson, Ezekiel Emanuel, Ruth Faden, Baruch Fischhoff, Margaret "Peggy" Hamburg, Melissa Harvey, Richard Hatchett, David Heymann, Kendall Hoyt , Andrew Kilianski, James Lawler, Alexander J. Lazar, James Le Duc, Marc Lipsitch, Anup Malani, Monique K. Mansoura, Mark McClellan, Carter Mecher, Michael Osterholm, David A. Relman, Robert Rodriguez, Carl Schramm, Emily Silverman, Kristin Urquiza, Rajeev Venkayya, Philip Zelikow"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-326) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-326) and index.