The Vaccine

Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic

Joe Miller, Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci

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WELBECK
30 November 2021

Biography: science, technology & engineering; Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Medicine; Immunology; Popular science; Popular medicine & health

When the world stopped, all hopes rested on finding a vaccine. An unlikely team answered the call.

Before Covid-19 was even given its name, a select group of scientists in Germany, assembled by married couple and decades-long research partners Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, began building 20 potential vaccines.

As the deadly disease spread from country to country, what followed was a desperate race against time to conduct rigorous tests and clinical trials, whilst navigating political interference and seeking the support of the pharmaceutical industry.

Shedding a light on the science behind the breakthrough, The Vaccine tells the story of the trailblazers who led the fightback against Covid-19, whose discoveries could now help the world tackle cancer, along with many other pervasive diseases. It draws back the curtain on one of the most important medical achievements of our age, containing contributions from the fascinating couple themselves, as well as more than 60 scientists, politicians, public health officials, and BioNTech staff.

More suspenseful than a novel, this is a real-life story of an extraordinary race against time to save the world.

By: Joe Miller, Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci
Imprint: WELBECK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781802791242
ISBN 10: 1802791248
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 30 November 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joe Miller is the Financial Times' Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTech's COVID-19 project in real time, giving him considerable knowledge and expertise on the subject. The book also has considerable contributions from Ugur Sahin and OEzlem Tureci themselves, giving rare first-person accounts. It contains contributions from more than 50 scientists, politicians, public health officials, and BioNTech staff.

Reviews for The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic

'I have now read the book by Joe Miller about the development of the vaccine at Biontech. Ugur Sahin had already understood the dimension of the pandemic on 24 January. I wasn't that quick' -- Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany 'OEzlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin are rapidly becoming the most celebrated marriage in science since Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radioactivity' * The Times * 'They are the symbol of a remarkable scientific and business success story' * Financial Times (FT People of the Year) * 'The story of their quest to use a novel scientific method to defeat that disease, as well as cancer and others, would suffice to make them heroes of our time' * Bloomberg *