Lessons from the Covid War
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Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle...
Published By PublicAffairs
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 352
Publication Date 04/25/2023
ISBN 9781541703803
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.85 inches
“[Lessons from the Covid War] will likely stand as the most authoritative account of American policy failures and successes during the war against Covid-19.”—Peter Bergen, CNN.com
“This is a sobering, realistic assessment, one of the most important to come out of the pandemic. The nation should pay heed to it.” —Washington Post editorial board
“Want to buy your elected local, state or federal officials a holiday gift? How about a book called ‘Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report?’ While you’re at it, you might send one to media personalities in your area. They could use information from real experts. And as long as you’re in a giving mood, why not a copy for your covid-denying relatives? It might just cause them to pay some attention to what’s going on in the worlds of science, public health and health care and perhaps save their own lives and those of loved ones now and in the future.”—Bill Berry, Capital Times
“A hard look at widespread failed governance during a global pandemic…An urgent, meticulously documented argument for better preparedness in future crises.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"[L]ucid, sober, probing, at once analytical and engaging. ... It distills a complex welter of events into a clear account without excessive detail and at digestible length. ... The narrative takes a sophisticated approach to lead the reader through how our government, and our health care system, works and, often, doesn't."—Richard Tofel, STAT News
“With copious documentation and in largely nonpartisan fashion, ‘Lessons From the Covid War’ delivers an in-depth, methodical accounting of the Trump and later Biden administration evaluations and approaches to mitigate and defeat the pernicious, intractable virus… Hopefully, national leadership will be up to the task next time. Certainly, ‘Lessons From the Covid War’ and an impartial national COVID-19 commission can help prepare an effective, timely defense.” —Anthony Sadar for the Washington Times
“Put this on your short list if you want to read a cogent, well-written account of the first years of the pandemic.” —Dr. Jonathan Samet, Colorado School of Public Health Dean’s Notes