A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine Free Audiobook Download by Gregory Zuckerman
Gregory Zuckerman is the author of a compelling, suspenseful account of the race by scientists to keep a lethal virus alive and the governments that tried to stop them. He tells the story through interviews with scientists, government officials, and ordinary people who lived through this life-or-death struggle--a battle which ultimately failed.
In a rigorous and gripping narrative, Zuckerman tells the story of how the world came so close to eradicating polio in the early 2000s. He details the race for a vaccine and then the need for an unprecedented level of coordination between scientists from around the world.
Gregory Zuckerman is the author of the book, A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine. In his book, he describes how scientists in Italy and India were racing to develop a vaccine that could protect people from deadly smallpox. The race was led by Dr. Piero Anversa in Italy, who developed an experimental vaccine based on his work with HIV patients. Dr. Anversa's research involved taking patient blood and injecting it back into themselves so that they could study how their immune systems reacted to different vaccines. Dr. Anversa's team had developed a vaccine called COVID-19, which was loved by the scientific world because it
In the late 1950s and 1960s, the US was carrying out a covert biological weapons program. That program involved weaponizing polio, anthrax, and smallpox. In 1969, junior military officer Gregory Zuckerman was tapped to lead the race to find a vaccine against COVID-19, which was believed by intelligence agencies to be the next virulent strain of smallpox. Zuckerman's team raced against time – and an unknown terrorist group that had plans to unleash COVID-19 – to create a vaccine.
COVID-19 is a virus that kills most of the world's population and will be passed on from humans to animals. The vaccine has been in development for years and there is only one shot left. Greg, who works for an organization with the sole purpose of saving humanity, must race to get himself and his colleague, Abby, both vaccinated before COVID-19 can take them out too.
Gregory Zuckerman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, tells the story of the race for a vaccine against COVID-19—the deadliest virus ever known. The book follows the journey of scientists in vaccinology who were determined to save humanity from the deadly virus. The team were led by Dr. Edward Jenner, who came up with his vaccine in 1796.
Published Date | 2021-10-26 |
Duration | 12 hours 6 minutes |
Author | Gregory Zuckerman |
Narrated | Jack Armstrong |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Science & Technology |
Parent Category | Medicine, North America, Business Development |