The First Shots The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine
The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine by Brendan Borrell, published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2022, offers an in-depth exploration of the global race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. This 336-page book presents a detailed account of the scientific and political dynamics that unfolded during a critical period marked by urgency and innovation. Borrell, an award-winning journalist, utilizes first-time reporting to illuminate the complex interactions among scientists, entrepreneurs, and government officials involved in this unprecedented effort.
Readers will find a narrative that captures the intense conflicts and collaborations that characterized the vaccine race. The book delves into the experiences of key figures, including infectious disease expert Michael Callahan and Operation Warp Speed architect Dr. Bob Kadlec, highlighting their roles in navigating the challenges posed by the pandemic. With a focus on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, The First Shots examines the intersection of medical science and public health, providing insights into the efforts to combat infectious diseases and the implications for preventive medicine.
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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. Award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings the defining story of our times alive through compulsively readable, first-time reporting on the players leading the fight against a vicious virus. The First Shots, soon to be the subject of an HBO limited series with superstar director and producer Adam McKay (Succession, Vice, The Big Short), draws on exclusive, high-level access to weave together the intense vaccine-race conflicts among hard-driving, heroic scientists and the epic rivalries among Washington power players that shaped 18 months of fear, resolve, and triumph.
From infectious disease expert Michael Callahan, an American doctor secretly on the ground in Wuhan in January 2020 to gauge the terrifying ravages of Disease X; to Robert (Dr. Bob) Kadlec, one of Operation Warp Speed’s architects, whose audacious plans for the American people run straight into the buzz saw of the Trump White House factions; to Stéphane Bancel of upstart Moderna Therapeutics going toe-to-toe with pharma behemoth Pfizer, The First Shots lays bare, in a way we have not seen, the full stunning story behind the medical science “moon shot” of our lifetimes.
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