What went wrong America's Covid response and lessons for the future / Gregory E. Pence.
| Author/creator | Pence, Gregory E. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 227 pages 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Prime Directive -- Overview of Viruses, Pandemics, and Covid -- Education on Lockdown -- Who Shall Live When Not All Can? -- Philosophical Questions Raised by Pandemics -- Investigating Covid's Origins -- Vaccines and their Ethical Issues -- Truthful Messaging, Testing, and Public Trust -- Censoring False Messages about Covid and Vaccines -- Abandoning the Dying and the Infirms -- Failures of Contact Tracing -- Federal Largesse during Covid -- Failures of International Cooperation -- Rethinking Vaccine Mandates -- Changes Accelerated by Covid -- The Challenge of Long Covid and Disability -- The Mysteries of Good and Bad Covid Leadership -- Why Operation Warp Speed Almost Didn't Happen -- Future Problems and Positives. |
| Abstract | "America's response to Covid cost too many lives, set our children back in their education, and forever damaged our trust in our government. In this book, a leading bioethicist reveals how the best intentions resulted in disastrous consequences for our nation. To honor the lives lost, we must learn from our mistakes before the next crisis hits"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography 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 | 2024042406 |
| ISBN | 9781538199701 cloth alk. paper |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |