Title:
Panic attack : playing politics with science in the fight against COVID-19
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Physical Description:
xviii, 296 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780063079694
Abstract:
"In Panic Attack, nationally bestselling author and physician Nicole Saphier uncovers the hypocrisy and hysteria which has characterized so much of the American pandemic response"-- Provided by publisher.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Politicizing science at the expense of the people -- Widespread panic -- Face masks: unmasking the truth -- Research under pressure: polarization closes minds and hinders progress -- Hydroxychloroquine: silenced hope or dangerous hoax? -- Flattening the curve: the consequences of lockdowns -- Reaching immunity: simple concept, complex quest -- Universal lockdown: the fallout from neglecting science -- The origin of SARS-CoV-2 -- The Chinese cover-up begins -- Misguidance from the World Health Organization -- Upon American soil: what happened? -- Pushing back the regulatory red tape -- Fork in the road: winners and losers -- Afterword.
Language:
English
