In 2020 and 2021, Christopher Haines, MD, a family physician from Philadelphia, ran his department's inpatient response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along the way, he wrote. The essays contained in this book give a timeline as the pandemic developed locally, nationally and worldwide between March 2020 and September 2021. Along the way, Dr. Haines explains the science and medicine to the layperson, while interspersing stories of societal change, family history, and personal growth. This book tells the story of COVID-19 in America in ways that are inspiring, informative, sometimes heartbreaking, and often humorous.
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