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The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine

byBrendan Borrell

The First Shots is Brendan Borrell's science narrative of the Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of medical and science. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. Together, these elements make The First Shots an accessible guide to the subject and the questions it continues to raise.

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

320

ISBN

9780358569848