The Covid Response: A Scientist’s Account of New Zealand’s Pandemic and What Comes Next
About this ebook
In The Covid Response, Shaun Hendy offers an insider’s account of New Zealand’s science-driven strategy for confronting the global pandemic. As his team at Te Pūnaha Matatini springs into action, he takes us behind the scenes in real time. He unpacks the science informing rapid, high-stakes decisions, evaluating the costs of those decisions and asking what lessons they offer for the future.
‘A remarkable account of science in a time of crisis. Shaun Hendy revisits the brave calls, teamwork and the mathematical marathon that saved tens of thousands of lives – and the pandemic lessons we risk forgetting.’
— Jamie Morton, science reporter, NZ Herald
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About the author
Professor Shaun Hendy MNZM FRSNZ is a renowned physicist and science communicator. As the founding director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, he played a key role in New Zealand’s Covid-19 response. Hendy’s work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the Callaghan Medal for Science Communication and the Prime Minister’s Science Media Communication Prize. His previous books include Silencing Science (BWB, 2016) and #NoFly (BWB, 2019). He continues to contribute to the public understanding of science as an adjunct professor at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.
