Warp Speed, Paul Mango
Warp Speed, Paul Mango
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Warp Speed
Inside the Operation That Beat COVID, the Critics, and the Odds

Author: Paul Mango, Senator Tom Cotton

Narrator: Chris Abell

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/28/2022

Synopsis

A powerful story of how our nation’s leaders overcame the odds, saving the American people from the throes of a deadly pandemic The prior record for vaccine development and distribution was approximately four-and-a-half years. Operation Warp Speed got the COVID-19 vaccine to the American people in less than ten months. Operation Warp Speed did not happen by accident. It was the result of exceptional leadership, explicit strategy, and unprecedented teamwork.Author Paul Mango, one of the key leaders of Operation Warp Speed and the former deputy chief of US Health and Human Services, chronicles the challenges of developing the vaccine. In this harrowing, behind-the-scenes account of the most successful public-private partnership since World War II, we learn how the nation’s biggest leaders accomplished the impossible. Through sheer will and commitment, a small group of leaders fulfilled its mission, making the United States the only country in the world which could offer a vaccine to any citizen by April 2021, scarcely fourteen months after the genetic identification of the virus.

About Paul Mango

Paul Mango was the deputy chief of staff at the US Department of Health and Human Services during the conception, development, and implementation of Operation Warp Speed. He entered government service with close to thirty years experience as a health-care industry executive and consultant. Prior to this, he served as a field artillery officer in the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a graduate of West Point and the Harvard Business School.

About Senator Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton is a United States Senator from Arkansas. He served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division and in Afghanistan with a Provincial Reconstruction Team. Between combat tours, he served with the United States Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment (“The Old Guard”) at Arlington National Cemetery. His military decorations include the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Ranger Tab. He served one term in the House of Representatives before election to the Senate. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Tom is married to Anna and they have two sons, Gabriel and Daniel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vicki on November 19, 2023

This is my first two-star rated book, despite me promising that I wouldn’t allow myself to waste time on a two-star level book. In full transparency, I only finished the book because someone I know recommended it after meeting the author as part of a leadership meeting a few weeks back. I was all fo......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on June 17, 2022

Waste of money! If your looking for a self aggrandizing cheerleading by a political hack you are in the right place. If you are looking for science, statistics, or financial information you will be disappointed. This is just another book out of the Trump administration that wants you to believe they......more

Goodreads review by Bill on June 23, 2022

Wow. All I can say is this book sets the record straight on what was, prior to the advent and success of Operation Warp Speed, something considered nearly impossible to achieve….development, approval, distribution, and ultimately administering vaccines capable of saving millions of lives in less tha......more

Goodreads review by Ronaele Whittington, D.S.W. on September 30, 2022

Comprehensive overview of massive undertaking I thought Warp Speed was a clever title for Federal actions during the pandemic. I had no idea about the moving parts that were sorted, planned, and implemented by key people from government and industry. This book enlightened me with details and citatio......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 28, 2023

Read more to understand teamwork and delivery of vaccine in such a short amount of time. I thought there were a lot of concepts repeated - often wondered, didn’t I just read that? Great accomplishment (vaccine) - not so great book.......more

Quotes

“Paul Mango’s account of the vaccine…is the story of deregulation and public-private sector success.” Stephen Moore, former Trump senior economist

“Mango takes us inside the room for one of America’s greatest accomplishments: distributing millions of doses of safe and effective vaccines within one year of identifying the Covid virus.” Trevor Fetter, Former CEO of Tenet Healthcare

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