{"product_id":"9780063079717_panic-attack","title":"Panic Attack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Follow the science” is what\u003cbr\u003ethey said. “Follow our politics” is what they meant.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePanic\u003cbr\u003eAttack\u003c\/em\u003e, nationally bestselling author and physician Nicole Saphier\u003cbr\u003euncovers the hypocrisy and hysteria which has characterized so much of the\u003cbr\u003eAmerican pandemic response. While journalists trumpeted the importance of\u003cbr\u003efollowing science to “flatten the curve,” they praised Governors Andrew Cuomo\u003cbr\u003eand Phil Murphy, who sanctioned ill-equipped nursing homes to take\u003cbr\u003eCOVID-positive patients, leading to an enormous death spike for New York and\u003cbr\u003eNew Jersey. Plus, the old guard medical establishment captured by Dr.\u003cbr\u003eFauci proved to be far too rigid during a health care emergency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile some state legislators are still concealing\u003cbr\u003eaccurate records of nursing home deaths, many others have made anti-science\u003cbr\u003edecisions regarding re-opening plans; all of which fuel distrust and civil\u003cbr\u003eunrest. Democrat mayors like Bill de Blasio openly admitted that their\u003cbr\u003edecisions to keep schools closed were fueled by a “social contract” with\u003cbr\u003eteachers (that is: teachers’ unions), despite hard science saying this would be\u003cbr\u003eharmful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen anti-science measures are continuously\u003cbr\u003eimplemented, the long-term consequences of such actions\u003cbr\u003ewill likely stay with us for years to come. The pandemic has resulted in a\u003cbr\u003efailure of government, much of which is unavoidable in a unique disaster\u003cbr\u003escenario. However, the rampant politicization of science, from the origin of\u003cbr\u003ethe virus to the simple concept of wearing facemasks, has hopelessly muddied\u003cbr\u003ethe water, divided the country, and knee-jerk anti-Trumpism made it all worse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicole Saphier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899252658325,"sku":"9780063079717","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063079717_828a84e2-db91-4e75-8a42-31aacb9248d8.jpg?v=1776888234","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063079717_panic-attack","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}