Nina Burleigh is a journalist of U.S. politics and the author of six previous books. Her seventh, Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America’s Response to the Pandemic (Seven Stories Press, to be published May 18th) is a real-life thriller that delves into the official malfeasance behind the U.S.’s pandemic chaos and the triumph of science in an era of conspiracy theories and contempt for experts.