Tell me when it's over An insider's guide to deciphering COVID myths and navigating our post-pandemic world
Book - 2024
Four years in, Covid is clearly here to stay. So, what do we do now? Drawing on his expertise as one of the world's top virologists, Dr. Paul Offit helps readers address that question in this guide. Offit addresses issues like boosters, immunity induced by natural infection, and what it means to be "fully vaccinated". He explores the origin stories of the disease, tracing today's anti-vaccine rhetoric to 12 online sources and their disturbing impact. He explains long Covid and offers potential treatments. And he looks to the future, addressing whether we can make a better vaccine and if it should be mandated, and giving a list of 14 takeaways from this worldwide tragedy.--Adapted from jacket.
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic Partners, LLC
[2024]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 270 pages ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781426223662
- Introduction
- Part I. Where We Were
- Chapter 1. The Origin of a Nightmare
- Chapter 2. The Lure of Conspiracy
- Chapter 3. The FDA Stumbles
- Chapter 4. A Ticket Out
- Chapter 5. The Misinformation Business
- Chapter 6. Rogue Scientist: The Remarkable Story of Robert Malone
- Chapter 7. A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
- Part II. Where We Are
- Chapter 8. Booster Confusion: Who is Protected?
- Chapter 9. Treating Covid
- Chapter 10. Long Covid: What is It? Can it Be Treated? Can it Be Prevented?
- Part III. Where We're Heading
- Chapter 11. Can We Make a Better Covid Vaccine?
- Chapter 12. Should Covid Vaccines Be Mandated?
- Chapter 13. Is Immunity From Natural Infection Better than Vaccination?
- Chapter 14. A Practical Guide to Covid Today
- Epilogue Lessons Learned (Or Not)
- Acknowledgments
- Selected Bibliography
- Index