Summary of Nicole Saphier's Panic Attack

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They said: "Follow the science." But what they meant was: "Follow our politics."

In Panic Attack (2021), physician and author Nicole Saphier exposes the hypocrisy and hysteria that have marked so much of the American pandemic response. For example, she explores how politicians were applauded for allowing ill-equipped nursing homes to accept COVID patients, resulting in a massive death toll in New York and New Jersey.

The widespread politicization of science, ranging from the origins of the virus to the simple concept of wearing face masks, has hopelessly muddied the waters, divided the country, and exacerbated the situation with knee-jerk anti-Trumpism. Despite many people's best and even noble efforts, COVID-19's overall landscape has been dominated by accident and force rather than reflection and choice. Fear, panic, personal ambition, and anger have overwhelmed it. As a result, factual knowledge—and the pursuit of truth that is founded on facts—is jeopardized.