Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Health Security

COVID-19 and Ensuring Future Pandemic Preparedness in Ireland and the World

Sebastian Kevany, Aoife Kirk
Elsevier
324 pages
ISBN: 9780323917056
October 2022

This book reviews the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include epidemic preparedness, the politics of epidemics, health security, anti-vaccine campaigns, vaccine preparedness, the need for detailed information sharing and infection tracking versus protected health information, the effects on international relations, the need for intelligence assets to contribute to global health, and the development of biodefense shields.