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The Invisible Siege: The Rise of Coronaviruses and the Search for a Cure
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Author:
Dan Werb
Publisher:
Crown
Date:
March 1, 2022
Epidemiologist Dan Werb traces the rising threat of the coronavirus family and the attempts by a small group of scientists who worked for decades to stop a looming viral pandemic.
What The Reviewers Say
... excellent, sobering.
Werb profiles important COVID researchers and illuminates flawed research funding mechanisms (e.g., when epidemics wane, governments often defund research, leaving them less prepared for future pandemics; and pharmaceutical companies are generally unwilling to launch expensive development programs when payoffs are unknown, especially for rare diseases or those affecting the global poor).
... page-turning.
