The Vaccine, Joe Miller
The Vaccine, Joe Miller
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The Vaccine
Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author: Joe Miller, Özlem Türeci, Ugur Sahin

Narrator: Nathan Osgood

Unabridged: 11 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2022


Synopsis

The dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nobody thought it was possible. In mid-January 2020, Ugur Sahin told Özlem Türeci, 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 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 Sars-Cov-2 was discovered in Wuhan, BioNTech was prepared to deploy cutting edge technology and create the world’s 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 Türeci 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 Miller—the Financial Times’ Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTech’s COVID-19 project in real time—with contributions from Sahin and Türeci, 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. Martin's Press

About Joe Miller

Joe Miller is the Frankfurt correspondent for Financial Times. He previously reported for BBC News in London, New York, Delhi, and Berlin.

About Özlem Türeci

Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Özlem Türeci are the husband-and-wife team that cofounded BioNTech, developers of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The children of Turkish migrant workers in Germany, they trained as medical doctors and earned doctorates in molecular biology and immunotherapy. They have done extensive work in the field of translational oncology and written hundreds of scientific papers and patents. Sahin and Türeci received the 2022 Paul Ehrlich Prize for their contributions to research into mRNA technology.

About Ugur Sahin

Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Özlem Türeci are the husband-and-wife team that cofounded BioNTech, developers of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The children of Turkish migrant workers in Germany, they trained as medical doctors and earned doctorates in molecular biology and immunotherapy. They have done extensive work in the field of translational oncology and written hundreds of scientific papers and patents. Sahin and Türeci received the 2022 Paul Ehrlich Prize for their contributions to research into mRNA technology.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mircea on October 16, 2022

Am fost surprins sa aflu cat de putin era dezvoltata biotehnologia pe baza de ARN mesager inainte de debutul pandemiei. Niciun produs farmaceutic pe baza de ARNm nu fusese aprobat pentru uz public. Putin peste 400 de bolnavi in stadiu terminal cu melanom au primit un tratament in cadrul unor testari......more

Goodreads review by Literary on February 01, 2022

As gripping as any thriller, THE VACCINE reveals how married scientists, Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, developed the first COVID-19 vaccine and with Pfizer, produced three billion doses distributed globally in record time. Easy to read, hard to put down, and highly recommended for fans of medical non......more

Goodreads review by Lukas T. on September 27, 2021

Spannende erkenntnissreiche Rekonstruktion mit vielen Hintergrundinfos und vielen wissenschaftlichen sowie unternehmerischen Einblicken.......more

Goodreads review by Niklas on January 21, 2022

This book tells the incredible story of the BioNTech vaccine. I found it inspiring and very informative. The story is told in a very captivating way. It also covers more details about the vaccine and how it works. Overall this is a fine book. I can recommend it to everyone interested in this story o......more

Goodreads review by Maxi on April 08, 2023

Spannend, die gesamte Geschichte des Corona-Imstoffs noch einmal nachzulesen. Das Buch enthält viele interessante Details und Nebenstränge die zum Ziel führten - der Autor schreibt aber eindeutig zu pathetisch, stellenweise kaum zu ertragen.......more