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The First Shots - The Epic Rivalries And Heroic Science Behind The Race To The Coronavirus Vaccine (Paperback) Loot Price: R367
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The First Shots - The Epic Rivalries And Heroic Science Behind The Race To The Coronavirus Vaccine (Paperback): Brendan Borrell

The First Shots - The Epic Rivalries And Heroic Science Behind The Race To The Coronavirus Vaccine (Paperback)

Brendan Borrell

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The full inside story of the high-stakes global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemic.

Heroic 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 Stéphane 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.

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Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Country of origin: Australia
Release date: November 2021
Authors: Brendan Borrell
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-1-922458-24-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General
Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > General
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LSN: 1-922458-24-4
Barcode: 9781922458247

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