Preventable: How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One
by Devi Sridhar
Description:
Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to
prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public
and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons
learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the
COVID-19 pandemic - including her personal experience as a scientist -
and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the
inevitable health crises to come. In gripping and heartfelt prose,
Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected and puts you in
the room with key decision makers at crucial moments. She vibrantly
conveys the twists and turns of a plot that saw: deadlier variants
emerge (contrary to the predictions of social media pundits who argued
it would mutate to a milder form); countries with weak health systems
like Senegal and Vietnam fare better than countries like the US and UK
(which were consistently ranked as the most prepared); and the quickest
development of game-changing vaccines in history (and their unfair
distribution).
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Details:
Year: 2022
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBNs: 9780241510537, 9780241992340, B098CRQHVR, 0241510538, 978-0241510537, 0241510546, 978-0241510544, 9780241510544