"Sheds light on the US government's response to epidemics through history--with larger conclusions about COVID-19 and reforms needed before the next plague."-- In examining epidemics throughout the history of the US, Price examines how law and government affected their outcomes -- and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government. She draws important conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response that have been faced by officials...

"In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down New York City in search of connection"--

What might the world look like in the aftermath of COVID-19? Almost every aspect of society will change after the pandemic, but if we learn lessons then life can be better. Featuring expert authors from across academia and civil society, this book offers ideas that might put us on alternative paths for positive social change. A rapid intervention into current commentary and debate, Life After COVID-19 looks at a wide range of topical issues including...

Este título explica los muchos términos nuevos que los niños están escuchando, como virus, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 y COVID-19. También explica la diferencia entre un virus y la enfermedad que causa, así como cómo se propagan los virus, y cómo mantenerse saludable!

"As COVID-19 raged around the world in 2020, scientists undertook an unprecedented effort to create effective treatments and vaccines. Learn how medical professionals fought back against a deadly disease"--

"There was a time when the family Künstler lived in the fairy-tale city of Vienna. Circumstances transformed that fairy tale into a nightmare, and in 1939 the Künstlers found their way out of Vienna and into a new fairy tale: Los Angeles, California, United States of America. An ill-timed visit forces twentysomething New Yorker Julian to shelter in place in Venice Beach with his glamorous and eccentric ninety-three-year-old grandmother, Mamie Künstler,...

"This book is based on over one hundred studies in the peer-reviewed literature that consider vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations. Each study is analyzed, and health differences among infants, children, and adults who have been vaccinated and those who have not are presented and put in context"-- Practitioners have given vaccines to children and adults since Dr. Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796. Since the enactment of the...

Illustrators imagine what is represented by the rainbows children placed in their windows while in quarantine during the 2020 pandemic, especially spending time with neighbors, family, and friends.

From two reporters for the Washington Post comes an account of the Trump administration's handling, and mishandling, of the coronavirus outbreak, a once-in-a-century pandemic that upended life across the globe that resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives lost, a cratered economy, and the remaking of the U.S. as an unwieldy pariah in the global hierarchy. "Since the day Donald Trump was elected, his critics warned that an unexpected crisis would...

"Draws from anthropology and theology to provide an analysis of the role of the church in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic"--