The COVID-19 pandemic a global high-tech challenge at the interface of science, politics, and illusions / Klaus Rose.
| Author/creator | Rose, Klaus, 1953- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2022] |
| Description | xiv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Elsevier SD eBook - Biomedical Science and Medicine 2022 |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Introduction -- 2. We are no longer hunters and gatherers: societies, states, values, and healthcare today -- 3. Development of drugs and vaccines -- 4. COVID-19--the disease -- 5. Russian and Chinese vaccines -- 6. The European Union (EU) response to the COVID-19 panbdemic -- 7. COVID-19 vaccines global access (COVAX) and more -- 8. International healthcare structures and COVID-19 -- 9. Low-tech and high-tech challenges. Accidents and disasters. Technical and scientific progress and its perception by science and the public -- 10. Basic research, applied research and the real world -- Conflicts of interest and the self-picture of medicine and scientists -- 12. Vaccination hesitancy -- 13. Social inequality, developing countries, and COVID-19 -- 14. Politics, illusions, websites, and the real world -- 15. Global warming, Armageddon warnings, and the COVID-19 pandemic -- 16. China and Russia are giants on feet of clay -- 17. Conclusion and outlook. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022507144 |
| ISBN | 0323991491 |
| ISBN | 9780323991490 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |