Bibliograph

The first shots, the epic rivalries and heroic science behind the race to the coronavirus vaccine, Brendan Borrell

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The first shots, the epic rivalries and heroic science behind the race to the coronavirus vaccine, Brendan Borrell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first shots

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1275436164

Responsibility statement

Brendan Borrell

Sub title

the epic rivalries and heroic science behind the race to the coronavirus vaccine

Summary

The First Shots weaves together the vaccine-race conflicts among scientists and the rivalries among Washington power players that shaped 18 months of fear, resolve, and triumph. It traces the vaccine-race from infectious disease expert Michael Callahan, an American doctor secretly on the ground in Wuhan in January 2020 to gauge Disease X; to Robert (Dr. Bob) Kadlec, one of Operation Warp Speed's architects to Stephane Bancel of Moderna Therapeutics going toe-to-toe with Pfizer

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Emergence January 2020 - March 2020. Sounds like it could be fun ; Courage and doubt ; Not sanctioned, not authorized ; Our bugs and gas guy ; Stabilizing the spike ; Old school, new school ; Oceanic outbreak ; Very much under control ; The president's powwow ; This ain't over -- Part 2: Lockdown March 2020 - May 2020. A company is born ; Running on empty ; Masks for everyone ; The moonshot ; Return to power -- Part 3: Testing May 2020 - October 2020. Horse race ; Battle rhythm ; Masters of the protocol ; Three hundred million doses ; Plasma drive ; Trials ; Tribulations -- Part 4: Rollout October 2020 - January 2021. How do you know? ; Winter wave ; Seniors first ; The n-hour ; The brave endure

Target audience

adult

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