TY - BOOK AU - Offit, Paul A., TI - Tell me when it's over: an insider's guide to deciphering COVID myths and navigating our post-pandemic world SN - 9781426223662 AV - RA644.C67 O354 2024 U1 - 362.196 23/eng/20231103 PY - 2024///. CY - London : PB - Macmillan, KW - COVID-19 (Disease) KW - United States KW - Popular works KW - Vaccination KW - Post COVID-19 condition (Disease) KW - Prevention KW - Miscellanea KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Part 1: Where we were. The origin of a nightmare -- The lure of conspiracy -- The FDA stumbles -- A ticket out -- The misinformation business -- Rogue scientist: the remarkable story of Robert Malone -- A pandemic of the unvaccinated -- Part II: Where we are. Booster confusion: who is protected? -- Treating covid -- Long Covid: what is it? Can it be treated? Can it be prevented? -- Part III: Where we're heading. Can we make a a better Covid Vaccine? Should Covid vaccines be mandated? -- Is immunity from natural infection better than vaccination? -- A practical guide to Covid today -- Lessons learned (or not) -- Acknowledgments -- Selected bibliography -- Index N2 - Four years in, Covid is clearly here to stay. So, what do we do now? Drawing on his expertise as one of the world's top virologists, Dr. Paul Offit helps readers address that question in this guide. Offit addresses issues like boosters, immunity induced by natural infection, and what it means to be "fully vaccinated". He explores the origin stories of the disease, tracing today's anti-vaccine rhetoric to 12 online sources and their disturbing impact. He explains long Covid and offers potential treatments. And he looks to the future, addressing whether we can make a better vaccine and if it should be mandated, and giving a list of 14 takeaways from this worldwide tragedy.--Adapted from jacket ER -