Stopping the Next Pandemic
304 pages | Paperback
“MacKenzie’s fascinating book gives us the scope and scale to be able to put this pandemic in perspective and, it begs the question, will we learn from this in time to prevent to next one?” -Molly Caldwell Crosby, Bestselling author of The American Plague
In gripping, accessible narrative detail, a veteran science journalist lays out the case for how we could have stopped the Covid-19 pandemic and how to make sure it never happens again
The Covid-19 pandemic has left a trail of loss, misery, and economic ruin in its wake. With such destruction on a scale few could have previously unimagined, can there be any silver lining? As Debora MacKenzie illuminates in this captivating, eye-opening book, there is one: With the lessons learned from this disaster, we can stop it from happening again. In Stopping the Next Pandemic, she lays out the full story: the previous viruses that should have prepared us for Covid-19, the shocking public health failures that led to this catastrophe, the wrong decisions made at every turn. And employing what we have learned about viruses, vaccines, inequality, global cooperation, and more, she charts a bold, optimistic path forward for protecting humanity from threats to come.
The Covid-19 pandemic has left a trail of loss, misery, and economic ruin in its wake. With such destruction on a scale few could have previously unimagined, can there be any silver lining? As Debora MacKenzie illuminates in this captivating, eye-opening book, there is one: With the lessons learned from this disaster, we can stop it from happening again. In Stopping the Next Pandemic, she lays out the full story: the previous viruses that should have prepared us for Covid-19, the shocking public health failures that led to this catastrophe, the wrong decisions made at every turn. And employing what we have learned about viruses, vaccines, inequality, global cooperation, and more, she charts a bold, optimistic path forward for protecting humanity from threats to come.
There is no question that worse viruses are on the way, and we are still unprepared. But if we learn from our mistakes and heed the vision MacKenzie lays out in this book, we might avoid going through a nightmare like this – or worse – ever again.
