The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika, and a variety of lesser viruses have emerged almost annually. But what of the epidemiologists themselves?
The book explores the failures of the Biden administration in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing the staggering death toll to a long-standing structural decline in U.S. public health driven by profit motives. It critiques global health responses, highlighting how the prioritization of pharmaceutical profits hindered effective vaccination efforts. Through contributions from various experts, it examines the societal and scientific issues that contributed to the crisis and advocates for new health and ecological approaches aligned with humanity's ideals and necessary pragmatic changes.