This is a collection of three stories that center around the worldwide pandemic episode that centers around the COVID virus that paralyzed the world. Many people died. Many people were confined to a hospital bed, and others had to shelter in place. Schools were conducted from hoe using a virtual classroom. Thousands of businesses failed and countless persons were out of employment.The worlds scientific community came to the rescue and developed an antidote to forestall the virus and return civilization to a meaningful level. We, as a worldwide community, have survived and we will escape as a better world.The book is a combination of three novels that describe the worldwide epidemic. The main characters are Matt, the mathematician, the General, a worldwide benefactor, and other people, such as Ashley, Anna, and Sir Charles (Buzz) Bunday, all of whom you have met in other novels.There are three novels: The Virus, Then Pandemic, and the Vaccine.You will be enlightened and entertained. You can read the novels in any order, without a loss of continuity. This book would be a good beach read.