Hoyt, Megan
Summary: When she was young, Katalin Karik decided she would study science--even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor. After facing many challenges, including lack of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KARGates, Bill
Summary: "The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under control, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the globaleconomy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 GATSummary: "The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice is a community manifesto of essays, poems, recipes, and art describing people who stepped up in the absence of government leadership. In March 2020, when the US government failed to provide personal protective equipment in the face of COVID-19, the Auntie Sewing Squad emerged to meet a critical need--sewing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1962 AUNFauci, Anthony S.
Summary: "The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FAUCI, ANTHONY FAUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B FAUCI FAUAshton, Jennifer
Summary: The Chief Medical Correspondent at ABC News presents a guide to resilience in the era of COVID, sharing insights into how to understand evolving medical updates, adapt to evolving norms, and make responsible choices throughout the pandemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.2 ASHThomson, Sarah L
Summary: This introduction to pandemics and their history shows readers how to stay safe, and also includes a glossary, an infographic on how the coronavirus spreads, a handwashing diagram and a timeline showing the pandemics of the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.4 THOMiller, Joe
Summary: "Winners of the Paul Ehrlich Prize The dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against COVID-19. Nobody thought it was possible. In mid-January 2020, Ugur Sahin told Özlem Türeci, his wife and decades-long research partner, that a vaccine against what would soon be known as COVID-19 could be developed and safely injected into the arms of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 MILBourla, Albert
Summary: Pfizer's Chairman and CEO recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when scientists at Pfizer, under his guidance, embarked on the nearly impossible task of creating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine that previously wouldhave taken years to develop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 BOUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 614.5 BOUSummary: Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant for years to come. All net profits will be donated to The Book Industry Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Central Avenue Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.2414 ALOChu, Kaitlyn
Summary: "We're all having to get used to wearing face masks in our daily lives. Let's see how our favorite animals wear their masks and still have fun!" -- page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaitlyn Chu 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E ChuZuckerman, Gregory
Summary: Chronicles the efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, describing how a small, unlikely group of scientists and executives overcame corporate clashes and unexpected drama to create effective, lifesaving vaccines within a short amount of time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 ZUCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 614.5924 ZUCSummary: "Lessons from the Covid War is plain-spoken and clear sighted. It cuts through the enormous jumble of information to make some sense of it all and answer: What just happened to us, and why? And crucially, how, next time, could we do better? Because there will be a next time. The Covid war showed Americans that their wondrous scientific knowledge had run far ahead of their organized ability to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 LESLaughlin, Kara L.
Summary: "A kid-friendly look at the economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as why businesses are closed, why people are losing jobs, and how the environment is being (positively) impacted in the absence of industry. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.5 LAUDolbear, Emily J.
Summary: "Addresses the social and emotional needs of kids during the COVID-19 pandemic: their fears, anxieties, and how to manage stress in various ways. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's Worldy 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.5 DOLMackenzie, Debora
Summary: Over the last 30 years we learned nearly every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks-- and we heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. MacKenzie lays out the full story of the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 MACCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.2 MACWerb, Dan
Summary: "An engrossing family history of coronaviruses and the modern-day scientific quest to conquer viral epidemics forever. The urgency of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic has fixed humanity's gaze on the present crisis. But the story of this pandemic extends far further back than many realize. In this engrossing narrative, epidemiologist Dan Werb traces the rising threat of the coronavirus family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 WERWright, Lawrence
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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 WRIGupta, Sanjay
Summary: Drawing on his insider access to the drama's unfolding, including conversations with the world's top public health experts, the CNN chief medical correspondent and America's frontline COVID-19 health journalist shares what he's learned and how we can prepare for--or prevent--the next pandemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 GUPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 614.5 GUPNocera, Joseph
Summary: "From the collaborators behind the modern business classic All the Devils are Here comes a damning indictment of American capitalism--and the leaders that left us brutally unprepared for a global pandemic In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that the U.S. could not adequately protect its citizens. Millions of Americans suffered--and over a million died--in less than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023