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An urgent case for how we could have stopped the Covid-19 pandemic--and how to make sure it never happens again "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. *Named one of the Best Science Books of the Year by the Financial Times*The Covid-19 pandemic has left a trail of loss, misery, and economic ruin in its wake. With such destruction, can there be any silver lining? As veteran science journalist Debora MacKenzie illuminates in this captivating, acclaimed book, there is one: with the lessons learned from this disaster, we can stop it from happening again. Here, in this fully revised and updated edition, she lays out the full story in accessible, gripping detail: the previous viruses that should have prepared us, 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 more 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.

'Excellent . . . analyses clearly and authoritatively how the coronavirus pandemic played out, what governments should have done, and what we need to do when it happens again - as it undoubtedly will' Financial Times'You could not hope for a better guide to the pandemic world order than Debora MacKenzie, who's been on this story from the start. This is an authoritative yet readable explanation of how this catastrophe happened - and more important, how it will happen again if we don't change'Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, Adapt and Messy'This definitely deserves a read - the first of the post mortems by a writer who knows what she's talking about'Laura Spinney, author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the WorldIn a gripping, accessible narrative, a veteran science journalist lays out the shocking story of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic happened and how to make sure this never happens againOver the last 30 years of epidemics and pandemics, we learned every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks. We heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. In this captivating, authoritative, and eye-opening book, science journalist Debora MacKenzie lays out the full story of how and why it happened: the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the outbreak, and most importantly, what we must do to prevent future pandemics.Debora MacKenzie has been reporting on emerging diseases for more than three decades, and she draws on that experience to explain how COVID-19 went from a potentially manageable outbreak to a global pandemic. Offering a compelling history of the most significant recent outbreaks, including SARS, MERS, H1N1, Zika, and Ebola, she gives a crash course in Epidemiology 101--how viruses spread and how pandemics end--and outlines the lessons we failed to learn from each past crisis. In vivid detail, she takes us through the arrival and spread of COVID-19, making clear the steps that governments knew they could have taken to prevent or at least prepare for this. Looking forward, MacKenzie makes a bold, optimistic argument: this pandemic might finally galvanize the world to take viruses seriously. Fighting this pandemic and preventing the next one will take political action of all kinds, globally, from governments, the scientific community, and individuals--but it is possible.No one has yet brought together our knowledge of COVID-19 in a comprehensive, informative, and accessible way. But that story can already be told, and Debora MacKenzie's urgent telling is required reading for these times and beyond. It is too early to say where the COVID-19 pandemic will go, but it is past time to talk about what went wrong and how we can do better.

'Excellent . . . analyses clearly and authoritatively how the coronavirus pandemic played out, what governments should have done, and what we need to do when it happens again - as it undoubtedly will' Financial Times'You could not hope for a better guide to the pandemic world order than Debora MacKenzie, who's been on this story from the start. This is an authoritative yet readable explanation of how this catastrophe happened - and more important, how it will happen again if we don't change'Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, Adapt and Messy'This definitely deserves a read - the first of the post mortems by a writer who knows what she's talking about'Laura Spinney, author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the WorldIn a gripping, accessible narrative, a veteran science journalist lays out the shocking story of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic happened and how to make sure this never happens againOver the last 30 years of epidemics and pandemics, we learned every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks. We heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. In this captivating, authoritative, and eye-opening book, science journalist Debora MacKenzie lays out the full story of how and why it happened: the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the outbreak, and most importantly, what we must do to prevent future pandemics.Debora MacKenzie has been reporting on emerging diseases for more than three decades, and she draws on that experience to explain how COVID-19 went from a potentially manageable outbreak to a global pandemic. Offering a compelling history of the most significant recent outbreaks, including SARS, MERS, H1N1, Zika, and Ebola, she gives a crash course in Epidemiology 101--how viruses spread and how pandemics end--and outlines the lessons we failed to learn from each past crisis. In vivid detail, she takes us through the arrival and spread of COVID-19, making clear the steps that governments knew they could have taken to prevent or at least prepare for this. Looking forward, MacKenzie makes a bold, optimistic argument: this pandemic might finally galvanize the world to take viruses seriously. Fighting this pandemic and preventing the next one will take political action of all kinds, globally, from governments, the scientific community, and individuals--but it is possible.No one has yet brought together our knowledge of COVID-19 in a comprehensive, informative, and accessible way. But that story can already be told, and Debora MacKenzie's urgent telling is required reading for these times and beyond. It is too early to say where the COVID-19 pandemic will go, but it is past time to talk about what went wrong and how we can do better.

Pandemien som ikke skulle ha inntruffet og hvordan vi kan stoppe den neste. Kunne koronaviruset vært stoppet? Hvorfor ble det en pandemi, og hva er en pandemi? Hvordan startet den? Når kan en vaksine være klar? Hvordan virker de ulike strategiene for å begrense spredning? Listen over spørsmål er lang. I denne boken får vi en del av svarene. Dette er en av de første internasjonale bøkene om covid- 19-pandemien, skrevet av en vitenskapsjournalist og tidligere forsker som i tre tiår har jobbet for magasinet New Scientist. Hun har forsøkt å forstå de biologiske, økonomiske, politiske og kulturelle årsakene og konsekvensene når epidemier sprer seg og truer våre liv. Covid-19 er den største pandemien siden spanskesyken. Vi har ennå ikke oversikt over konsekvenser eller omfang, men Deborah MacKenzie har de beste forutsetninger for å gi oss en dypere forståelse for hva en pandemi egentlig er – og hvordan det kunne gå så galt denne gangen. Forord av Espen Rostrup Nakstad.

I denna ögonöppnande bok förklarar ve­tenskapsjournalisten Debora Mackenzie vad som gick snett: de tidigare virusen och epidemierna som borde ha förberett oss, de folkhälsofel som banade vägen, misslyckandet med att stänga inne ut­ brottet, och hur vi kan förhindra framtida pandemier. Mackenzie har i trettio år bevakat sjuk­domsutbrott som sars, mers, H1N1, zika och ebola. Med utgångspunkt i sin långa erfarenhet ger hon läsaren en fascinerande grundkurs i epidemio­logi; hur virus sprids, hur pandemier slutar och hur vi kan hantera nästa katastrof. Pandemiernas tid är en kunnig och lättillgänglig genomgång av varför det blev så här och vad vi måste göra för att det inte ska hända igen."Det är en läsvärd, lättillgänglig och spännande bok för alla. Pandemiernas tid ger en tänkvärd bild av konsekvenserna, nu, ett knappt år senare. Helhetsbetyg: 5 av 5." BTJ, Per Björgell"MacKenzie är kunnigare än de flesta och ger en klar och sammanhängande bild av allt det där vi alla borde ha vetat och noga förberett oss för redan för tjugo år sedan." Dagens Nyheter, Lars LinderDEBORA MACKENZIE är utbildad biolog med inriktning mot farmakologi, men arbetar som vetenskapsjournalist på New Scientist där hon främst bevakar epidemier och granskar de biologiska, politiska och ekonomiska orsakerna till dem.