Binding: Hardcover
Description: Winners of the Paul Ehrlich Prize The dramatic story of the married scientists who founded Bio N Tech and developed the first vaccine against Covid - 19. Nobody thought it was possible. In mid - January 2020, Ugur Sahin told zlem T reci his wife and decades - long research partner that a vaccine against what would soon be known as Covid - 19 could be developed and safely injected into the arms of millions before the end of the year. His confidence was built upon almost thirty years of research. While working to revolutionize the way that cancerous tumors are treated the couple had explored a volatile and overlooked molecule called messenger RN a; they believed it could be harnessed to redirect the immune system's forces against any number of diseases. As the founders of Bio N Tech they faced widespread skepticism from the scientific community at first; but by the time Sars - Cov - 2 was discovered in Wuhan China Bio N Tech was prepared to deploy cutting edge technology and create the world's first clinically approved inoculation for the coronavirus. The Vaccine draws back the curtain on one of the most important medical breakthroughs of our age; it will reveal how Doctors Sahin and T reci were able to develop twenty vaccine candidates within weeks convince Big Pharma to support their ambitious project navigate political interference from the Trump administration and the European Union and provide more than three billion doses of the Pfizer/ Bio N Tech vaccine to countries around the world in record time. Written by Joe Miller the Financial Times Frankfurt correspondent who covered Bio N Tech's Covid - 19 project in real time with contributions from Sahin and T reci as well as interviews with more than sixty scientists politicians public health officials and Bio N Tech staff the book covers key events throughout the extraordinary year as well as exploring the scientific economic and personal background of each medical innovation. Crafted to be both completely accessible to the average reader and filled with details that will fascinate seasoned microbiologists The Vaccine explains the science behind the breakthrough at a time when public confidence in vaccine safety and efficacy is crucial to bringing an end to this pandemic.
Title: The Vaccine Inside The Race To Conquer The Covid - 19 Pandemic
Author(s): Sahin Ugur
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250280367
Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/1/2022
Category: Autobiography: Science, Technology & Medicine