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COVID-19 : the pandemic that never should have happened and how to stop the next one / by MacKenzie, Debora,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."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 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"--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Coronaviruses.; Coronavirus infections; Communicable diseases; Communicable diseases; Epidemics; Emerging infectious diseases;
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Live your life : my story of loving and losing Nick Cordero / by Kloots, Amanda,author.; Kloots, Anna,author.;
"Amanda Kloots ... reflects on love, loss, and life with her husband, Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero, whose public battle with COVID-19 and tragic death made headlines around the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Kloots, Amanda; Cordero, Nick; COVID-19 (Disease); Actors' spouses; Married people; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease); Death.; Grief.; Bereavement.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Staying safe with healthy habits / by Murray, Julie,1969-;
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Subjects: Hand washing; Social distance; Hygiene; Health; COVID-19 (Disease); Communicable diseases; Epidemics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What kids did : stories of kindness and invention in the time of COVID-19 / by Silver, Erin,1980-;
Highlights the accomplishments of 25 kids from all over the world who made a difference in their communities during the COVID-19 lockdown.LSC
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemics; Quarantine; Helping behavior in children; Kindness;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Outside, inside / by Pham, LeUyen.;
A beautiful book that describes the impact of COVID-19 on communities and why some essential workers could not quarantine.LSC
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemics; Quarantine; Service industries workers; Medical personnel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Let us dream : the path to a better future / by Francis,Pope,1936-interviewee.; Ivereigh, Austen,interviewer.;
Includes bibliographical references.The leader of the Catholic Church discusses what the COVID-19 crisis revealed about the cruelty and inequality of society, what it can teach about handling upheaval, and how to make the world safer, fairer, and healthier for all people.
Subjects: Interviews.; Francis, Pope, 1936-; Social justice; Christian sociology; Crises; COVID-19 (Disease);
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The sky was falling : a young surgeon's notes on bravery, survival, and hope / by Griggs, Cornelia,author.;
"The dramatic, cathartic diary of Dr. Cornelia Griggs--a young pediatric surgeon and the mother of two toddlers--as she worked on the front lines during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of New York City's busiest hospitals"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Diaries.; Personal narratives.; Griggs, Cornelia.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Pediatric surgeons;
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Women of the pandemic : stories from the frontlines of COVID-19 / by McKeon, Lauren,author.;
"Throughout history, men have fought, lost, and led us through the world's defining crises. That all changed with COVID-19. In Canada, women's presence in the vanguard of the response to the pandemic has been notable. Women are our nurses, doctors, PSWs. Our cashiers, long-haulers, farmers, cooks. In Canada, women are leading the fast-paced search for a vaccine. They are leading our provinces and territories. At home, they are leading families through self-isolation, often bearing the responsibility for their physical and emotional health. They are figuring out what working from home looks like, and many of them are doing it while homeschooling their kids. Women crafted the blueprint for kindness during the pandemic, from sewing masks to kicking off international mutual-aid networks. And, perhaps not surprisingly, women have also suffered some of the biggest losses, bearing the brunt of our economic skydive. Through intimate portraits of Canadian women in diverse situations and fields, Women of the Pandemic is a gripping narrative record of the early months of COVID-19, a clear-eyed look at women's struggles, which highlights their creativity, perseverance, and resilience as they charted a new path forward during impossible times."--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Motherhood.; Mothers; Parenting.; Women employees; Women; Work and family.; Work-life balance.;
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The locked room / by Griffiths, Elly,author.;
"Ruth is in London clearing out her mother's belongings when she makes a surprising discovery: a photograph of her Norfolk cottage taken before Ruth lived there. Her mother always hated the cottage, so why does she have a picture of the place? The only clue is written on the back of the photo: Dawn, 1963. Ruth returns to Norfolk determined to solve the mystery, but then Covid rears its ugly head. Ruth and her daughter are locked down in their cottage, attempting to continue with work and home-schooling. Happily, the house next door is rented by a nice woman called Zoe, who they become friendly with while standing on their doorsteps clapping for carers. Nelson, meanwhile, is investigating a series of deaths of women that may or may not be suicide. When he links the deaths to an archaeological discovery, he breaks curfew to visit the cottage where he finds Ruth chatting to her neighbour whom he remembers as a carer who was once tried for murdering her employer. Only then her name wasn't Zoe. It was Dawn."--Publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Galloway, Ruth (Fictitious character); COVID-19 (Disease); Forensic anthropologists; Murder; Pandemics; Parent and child; Photographs; Quarantine; Secrecy;
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New from here / by Yang, Kelly.;
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Chinese Americans; Racially mixed people; Money-making projects for children; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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