Preventable - How a Pandemic Changed the World and How to Stop the Next One

The definitive and Sunday Times-bestselling story of COVID-19 from the pandemic's go-to science communicator. We all experienced COVID-19 personally and through rolling news coverage. We had glimpses of what other countries were doing, but we saw the UK and US response play out in detail, with guest appearances from China and Italy along the way. Preventable is the first book to give a global account of this catastrophic world event. Combining science, politics, ethics and economics, this definitive book dissects the global structures that determine our fate, and reveals the deep-seated economic and social inequalities at their heart - it will challenge, outrage and inspire....