I am a huge fan of Dr. Offit so naturally I needed to read this.
I will be honest, the intro broke my heart. We really fumbled with the pandemic and now we are all getting sick all the time. Constantly. I finally succumbed to the virus this last October and now I have arthritis. My 8 year old is now immune deficient. And my cat has liver disease. We are careful and it still got us.
No one is even masking!
I love how this goes over the known facts and the history of this nightmare virus. This is written for the average person, which is essential in all medical books that need to be read by the general population.
Thank you for letting me read this amazing book!

Tell Me When It's Over was a great, easy to digest novel about Covid-19. There is history about Covid and where the actual strain of Covid-19 came from. Another great novel by Dr. Offit.

I received this book as an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to the author and publisher for this opportunity.

An interesting read regarding the covid virus.

Although I do not agree with some of the author’s opinions in his book…I do appreciate the time taken to explain his research and theories.

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I always love his books – Paul Offit is an incredible translator of complex medical concepts and science communicator. I didn't feel this was his strongest book, but I really hope it reaches the readership it needs to. He has an accessible, conversational tone that makes it easy to udnerstand and absorb this important information. And as he always does, he focuses on mythbusting misinformation (but never aggressively or mockingly, which I feel is very important with the divide we've exprerienced in recent years). I learned a lot here, some of which I really wish I'd known earlier, but there was also some that was a bit redundant if you follow this news regularly or have already read a lot about it. Nevertheless, really hope this reaches readers who need it.

A huge thank you to National Geographic for the digital ARC!

“Tell Me When It’s Over” dives deep into the intricacies of a once-in-a-century pandemic, exploring the science and policies that drove every step.
Through three distinct sections, and fourteen chapters, Offit tackles all aspects of the pandemic from the initial strain of COVID-19 that began in China, all the way to when the book was completed in June 2023. The author’s voice is clean and consistent throughout the text, providing his unique perspective as a doctor, professor, and (former and current) member of the governmental advisory committees discussed throughout the book. Offit outlines all of the science and stages the United States, and the world, went through when navigating this world health crisis. The author takes time to address and refute the misinformation claims that were spread during the height of the pandemic. He also takes time to identify times when the scientific community as a whole didn’t or don’t have the answer to questions being asked, often through anecdotes from this time serving on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (former member) and the FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee (current member).
Offit takes a critical look at both US administrations who were charged with the health and safety of citizens during the pandemic. It is unfortunately difficult to discuss the pandemic without any measure of political discourse due to the enmeshment of the two. The author carefully reviews each administration, providing praise where it is due and critiques when warranted.
The book is filled with descriptions and discussions of the science behind COVID-19, the various medications used to treat patients, and the eventual vaccines released worldwide. The majority of these passages are accessible to a large audience, but I did find some of the science was a little too dense for me personally, which made it hard to fully understand at times. The book does require a baseline of scientific knowledge to fully appreciate all of the information and context provided.

I loved the book. Dr Offit's writing style is conversational and the explanations are always crystal clear. This book is very much written for the lay reader but will still be of great interest to readers with more medical knowledge. The writing is fluid - it just carries the reader away. It is also relatively up-to-date. It’s coming out when perhaps there is too much complacency about COVID, so the timing is perfect. Thank you to Netgalley and National Geographic for the advance reader copy.