Top Spec Geography Health Geographies and the COVID 19 Pandemic

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In January 2020, scientists in China revealed the existence of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and concern that its flu-like symptoms might threaten people in much the same way as the 1918 influenza pandemic had done over a century earlier. Within weeks, the virus had spread to virtually every country in the world, earning its classification as a ‘pandemic’. Geographers are interested in health – where diseases originate, how, why, and where they spread, and their impacts on (and the responses by) governments. This book: - explores the development and spread of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) and the accompanying disease (COVID-19) - discusses the impacts of the disease globally and in specific countries such as Brazil and the USA - examines the impacts of COVID-19 in the UK - uses both global and local (UK) case studies to identify the ways in which different populations were impacted - investigates access to vaccination in different parts of the world - helps to identify themes by which students might investigate COVID-related topics in their coursework.

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