In 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 again
Over 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