The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine - Softcover
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The global race to find a coronavirus vaccine is the defining story of our times. In The First Shots, award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings this high-stakes venture to life in a propulsive narrative that draws on exclusive interviews, insider emails and embedded reporting. From infectious disease expert Michael Callahan, who witnessed the terrifying ravages of 'Disease X' in January 2020, to Stephane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna Therapeutics who goes toe-to-toe with pharma giant Pfizer, Borrell weaves together the intense conflicts among brilliant scientists, billionaire entrepreneurs and political power players. A real-life thriller playing out against 18 months of fear, resolve and triumph, The First Shots is the one book you need to understand the stunning story behind the medical science 'moon shot' of our lifetimes.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An enthralling real-life thriller that tells the full inside story of the high-stakes race for a lifesaving vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemicThe full inside story of the high-stakes global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemicHeroic science. Chaotic politics. Billionaire entrepreneurs. In The First Shots, award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings to life the defining story of our times through absorbing, first-time reporting on those leading the fight against a vicious virus.Borrell draws on exclusive, high-level access to take us inside the intense competition among brilliant scientists and the epic rivalries among Washington power players. His propulsive narrative depicts key players such as infectious-diseases expert Michael Callahan, who was secretly on the ground in Wuhan to gauge the terrifying ravages of 'disease X'; Robert Kadlec, one of Operation Warp Speed's architects, whose audacious plans ran straight into the buzz-saw of the Trump White House factions; and Stephane Bancel of Moderna Therapeutics, the upstart company that went toe to toe with pharma behemoth Pfizer.A real-life thriller playing out over eighteen months of fear, resolve and triumph, The First Shots lays bare the stunning story behind the medical-science 'moonshot' of our lifetimes. An enthralling real-life thriller that tells the full inside story of the high-stakes race for a lifesaving vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922458247
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