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A review by midknytowl
Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks by Caitlin Rivers
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Excellent narrator for the audiobook, and overall a good intro to public health and contagious diseases.
Covid was barely talked about, which was a bit weird, and some other things were skirted around a bit, like not mentioning smallpox blankets when talking about how the disease killed most of the Native Americans. Apparently there's a DOD disclaimer in the acknowledgements that might have something to do with that; it's not read in the audiobook version and regardless I think the tiptoeing around certain things detracted a bit, hence the 3.5.
Covid was barely talked about, which was a bit weird, and some other things were skirted around a bit, like not mentioning smallpox blankets when talking about how the disease killed most of the Native Americans. Apparently there's a DOD disclaimer in the acknowledgements that might have something to do with that; it's not read in the audiobook version and regardless I think the tiptoeing around certain things detracted a bit, hence the 3.5.