Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 The COVID-19 Pandemic Required an Integrated National Response Brian J. Gerber Melanie Gall 12
2 Defining Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics Arinjay Banerjee 16
3 The Black Death of 1665 Devastated England, but It Started in China Ben Johnson 20
4 As Civilization Spread, So Did Smallpox: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 23
5 Flu Vaccines May Protect Only 60 Percent of People Who Receive It Wayne C. Koff Peter C. Doherty Margaret A. Hamburg 28
6 The COVID-19 Pandemic Was Politicized at the Expense of Science Laura K. Field 32
7 Medical Professionals Must Unite Against Anti-Vaccination Movement Azhar Hussain Syed Ali Madiha Ahmed Sheharyar Hussain 42
8 Past Pandemics Led to the First International Disease Control Efforts Anne-Emanuelle Birn 55
9 The Connection Between Slavery and the First Yellow Fever Pandemic Billy G. Smith 60
10 Fear Motivated a Useless Flu Immunization Campaign in 1976 Joan Trossman Bien 64
11 How to Lie with Statistics: The Case of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa Ernest Harsch 73
12 Animal Health Affects Human Health: The Case of Ebola Arinjay Banerjee Colin Brown Grant Hill-Cawthorne 78
13 Outbreaks Among the Poor Go Unnoticed and Unreported Ben Oppenheim Gavin Yamey 83
14 Better Tools and Systems Are Needed for Pandemic Preparedness Bill Gates 88
15 Lessons from the Ebola Outbreak: Preparation and Surveillance Are Essential Viroj Wiwanitkit Ernest Tambo Emmanuel Chidiebere Ugwu Jeane Yonkeu Ngogang Xiao-Nong Zhou 98
16 COVID-19 Vaccine Development Occurred with Astonishing Speed David Pride 106
17 Total Vaccination Coverage Needs to Be the Goal Marcel Salathé 111
Organizations to Contact 116
Bibliography 120
Index 124
