Full title: The first shots : the epic rivalries and heroic science behind the race to the coronavirus vaccine / Brendan Borrell.

Author/creator: Borrell, Brendan Jonathan.

Call Numbers: G 2021/2292

Record Identifier: 74VKaXKmvgp3

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xviii, 302 pages ; 24 cm, , , , 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.

Publishers: New York : Sugar23 Books ; Boston : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Critics' Picks

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DDC: 615.372

MMS ID: 991024434622302626