Introduction: One threat, many responses --
Science, politics, and history : do they explain the variety of approaches to Covid-19? --
New dogs, old tricks : fighting Covid-19 with ancient preventive tactics --
The politics of prevention : how state and citizen interacted, battling the virus --
What was done? Act one of the pandemic --
Why the preventive playing field was not level : geography, prosperity, society --
Where and why science mattered : traditional Chinese medicine, herd immunity, asymptomatic carriers, superspreading, and masks --
From state to citizen : the individualization of public health --
Who is responsible for our health? How prevention was enforced --
Difficult decisions in hard times : trade-offs between being safe and solvent --
Conclusion: Public health and public goods : the state in a post-pandemic world.
