TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chari,Raj S.
AU  - Rozas,Isabel
TI  - Viruses, vaccines, and antivirals: why politics matters 
T2  - Viral Politics,
SN  - 3110743582
AV  - RA644 .V578 2022
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Berlin, Boston
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - COVID-19 (Disease)
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
KW  - Christian fiction
N1  - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; List of figures --; List of graphs --; Chapter 1 Introduction --; Chapter 2 Viruses, antivirals and vaccines --; Chapter 3 Conceptualizing the four phases of a state's public policy responses during a pandemic: anticipating, containing, controlling and opening-up --; Chapter 4 Demonstrating the strength of the typology: examining key countries globally --; Chapter 5 Conclusions --; Appendix A Supplemental information on methods of analysis --; Bibliography; 2; b
N2  - This short book brings together novel cross-interdisciplinary investigation from both natural and social science, representing a true hybrid across disciplines examining the 'politics' and 'science' of COVID-19. Viruses, Vaccines, and Antivirals: Why Politics Matters considers the dynamics surrounding viruses, proposed vaccines, and antiviral therapies, contextualizing what governments have done during the COVID-19 crisis. The four basic phases of a pandemic are considered with a strong focus on COVID-19, namely the anticipating and early virus detection, containment strategies, policies to control and mitigate the spread of the virus and policies aimed at opening up society. Viruses, Vaccines, and Antivirals: Why Politics Matters examines policy developments throughout these phases in key nations worldwide and puts forward a blueprint for countries developing public policies to deal with a pandemic
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