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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**

Preventable tells the extraordinary story of COVID-19 and how global politics shape our health - from a world-leading expert and the pandemic''s go-to science communicator

Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic - including her personal experience as a scientist - and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come.

In gripping and heartfelt prose, Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected (from the jailed doctor in Wuhan who sounded the alarm, and the bored passengers marooned on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, to the daily nightmares of exhausted healthcare wor

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/21/2022
      ISBN13: 9780241510537, 978-0241510537
      ISBN10: 0241510538
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      Book Synopsis

      **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**

      Preventable       tells the extraordinary story of COVID-19 and how global politics shape our health - from a world-leading expert and the pandemic''s go-to science communicator

      Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic - including her personal experience as a scientist - and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come.

      In gripping and heartfelt prose, Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected (from the jailed doctor in Wuhan who sounded the alarm, and the bored passengers marooned on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, to the daily nightmares of exhausted healthcare wor

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