The Year the World Went Mad: A Scientific Memoir
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The Year the World Went Mad: A Scientific Memoir

The Year the World Went Mad: A Scientific Memoir

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Mark Woolhouse (Author) Matt Ridley (Contributor)  

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In January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entire world, and emailed the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland warning that the UK should urgently begin preparations. A few days later he received a polite reply stating only that everything was under control. In this astonishing account, Mark Woolhouse shares his story as an insider, having served on advisory groups to both the Scottish and UK governments. He reveals the disregarded advice, frustration of dealing with politicians, and the missteps that led to the deaths of vulnerable people, damage to livelihoods and the disruption of education. He explains the follies of lockdown and sets out the alternatives. Finally, he warns that when the next pandemic comes, we must not dither and we must not panic; never again should we make a global crisis even worse. The Year the World Went Mad puts our recent, devastating, history in a completely new light.
Mark Woolhouse OBE is Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, a post he has held for over twenty years. Well-known and respected in his field, he has received numerous awards and has been introduced on the Today Programme as 'one of Britain's most senior scientists'. Since January 2020 he has been heavily involved with the UK's response to COVID-19. He is a member of two high-level government advisory bodies: SPI-M for the UK (a subcommittee of SAGE) and the C19 Advisory Group for Scottish Government.
  • Contributor: Mark Woolhouse
  • Imprint: Sandstone Press Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9781913207953
  • Number of Pages: 320
  • Packaged Dimensions: 165x240x30mm
  • Packaged Weight: 540
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
  • Release Date: 2022-02-24
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Mark Woolhouse OBE is Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, a post he has held for over twenty years. Well-known and respected in his field, he has received numerous awards and has been introduced on the Today Programme as 'one of Britain's most senior scientists'. Since January 2020 he has been heavily involved with the UK's response to COVID-19. He is a member of two high-level government advisory bodies: SPI-M for the UK (a subcommittee of SAGE) and the C19 Advisory Group for Scottish Government.

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