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The dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against the COVID19 pandemic
Nobody thought it was possible In midJanuary 2020 Ugur Sahin told zlem Treci his wife and decadeslong research partner that a vaccine against what would soon be known as COVID19 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 RNA they believed it could be harnessed to turn the human body into its own pharmacy As the founders of BioNTech they faced widespread skepticism from the scientific community at first but by the time SarsCov2 was discovered in Wuhan BioNTech was prepared to deploy cutting edge technology and create the worlds first 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 Treci 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 manage to provide more than two billion doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to countries around the world in record time
Written by Joe Millerthe Financial Times Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTechs COVID19 project in real timewith contributions from Sahin and Treci as well as interviews with more than 50 scientists politicians public health officials and BioNTech 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 listener 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
A Macmillan Audio production from St Martins Press
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