The plague year : America in the time of COVID /

Beginning with the absolutely critical first moments of the outbreak in China, and ending with an epilogue on the vaccine rollout and the unprecedented events between the election of Joseph Biden and his inauguration, Lawrence Wright's The Plague Year surges forward with essential information--and f...

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Main Author:	Wright, Lawrence, 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	COVID-19 (Disease) > United States. COVID-19 (Disease) > Social aspects > United States. COVID-19 (Disease) > Political aspects > United States. COVID-19 (Disease) > Economic aspects > United States. Political science. COVID-19 (Disease) COVID-19 (Disease) > Social aspects. COVID-19 (Disease) > Political aspects. COVID-19 (Disease) > Economic aspects. United States.
Summary:	Beginning with the absolutely critical first moments of the outbreak in China, and ending with an epilogue on the vaccine rollout and the unprecedented events between the election of Joseph Biden and his inauguration, Lawrence Wright's The Plague Year surges forward with essential information--and fascinating historical parallels--examining the medical, economic, political, and social ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.