Panic attack : playing politics with science in the fight against COVID-19 / Nicole Saphier, MD.
Title:
Panic attack : playing politics with science in the fight against COVID-19 / Nicole Saphier, MD.
ISBN:
9780063079694
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
©2021
Physical Description:
xviii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Politicizing science at the expense of the people -- Widespread panic -- Face masks: unmasking the truth -- Research under pressure: polarization closes minds and hinders progress -- Hydroxychloroquine: silenced hope or dangerous hoax? -- Flattening the curve: the consequences of lockdowns -- Reaching immunity: simple concept, complex quest -- Universal lockdown: the fallout from neglecting science -- The origin of SARS-CoV-2 -- The Chinese cover-up begins -- Misguidance from the World Health Organization -- Upon American soil: what happened? -- Pushing back the regulatory red tape -- Fork in the road: winners and losers -- Afterword.
Summary:
Saphier characterizes the American pandemic response as hypocritical and hysterical. She criticizes the mass media messaging, state government policies, the rigidity of Dr. Fauci's guidelines, and the accuracy of coronavirus case records. Saphier claims that many others have made anti-science decisions regarding re-opening plans which fuel distrust and civil unrest. The book also discusses the politicization of science, from the origin of the virus to the concept of wearing facemasks.
"In Panic Attack, nationally bestselling author and physician Nicole Saphier uncovers the hypocrisy and hysteria which has characterized so much of the American pandemic response"-- Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
on1245247891
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