{"product_id":"what-went-wrong-americas-covid-response-and-lessons-for-the-future-9781538199701","title":"What Went Wrong: America's Covid Response and Lessons for the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe thought we were a nation ready for any crisis. Covid showed us how much we have yet to learn.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's response to Covid cost too many lives, set our children back in their education, and forever damaged our trust in our government's ability to protect and guide us through crises. Conflicting values and strategies received too little ethical consideration as we blindly followed an overly simplified prime directive to stop infections and save lives. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhat Went Wrong, \u003c\/i\u003e Gregory Pence reveals how the best of intentions resulted in disastrous consequences for our nation. As many as 400,000 non-Covid deaths occurred as a by-product of poor planning and implementation of medical policies. We continue to realize the long-term effects on our nation, including millions of children now being years behind in reading and math. Proportionally, America suffered more deaths during the pandemic than any other developed country.\u003cbr\u003eSo where do we go from here? Hindsight on the pandemic shows us how important and complex the ethical implications of public health policy are. Unless we learn from America's failures, the next pandemic could be even worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory E. Pence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538199701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Pence\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning bioethicist with nearly 50 years' of experience in the field, teaching at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center. His books include \u003ci\u003ePandemic Bioethics, Brave New Bioethics, How to Build a Better Human: An Ethical Blueprint\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOvercoming Addiction: Seven Imperfect Solutions and the End of America's Greatest Epidemic.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gregory E. Pence \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897248432285,"sku":"9781538199701","price":80.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_70399337-01b9-4816-b2f0-6bc43d6b0752.jpg?v=1778004525","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/what-went-wrong-americas-covid-response-and-lessons-for-the-future-9781538199701","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}