Vaxxers

A Pioneering Moment in Scientific History

De: Sarah Gilbert, Catherine Green

Narrado por: Heather Long, Nicky Diss

*The inside story of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, from two of the leading scientists who created it. Fully updated for paperback publication with a preface and a new chapter .*

This is the story of a race - not against other vaccines or other scientists, but against a deadly and devastating virus.

On 1 January 2020, Sarah Gilbert, Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University, read an article about four people in China with a strange pneumonia. Within two weeks, she and her team had designed a vaccine against a pathogen that no one had ever seen before. Less than 12 months later, vaccination was rolled out across the world to save millions of lives from Covid-19.

In Vaxxers, we hear directly from Professor Gilbert and her colleague Dr Catherine Green as they reveal the inside story of making the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the cutting-edge science and sheer hard work behind it.

This is their story of fighting a pandemic as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Sarah and Cath share the heart-stopping moments in the eye of the storm; they separate fact from fiction; they explain how they made a safe vaccine in record time with the eyes of the world watching; and they give us hope for the future.

Vaxxers invites us into the lab to find out how science will save us from this pandemic, and how we can prepare for the inevitable next one.
(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2021 Vaxxers Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

This book is a profound success. I have read few that have given me such an immediate, eye-level view of working science - of brilliant, committed, heroic science.

What an enthralling tale of toil, tenacity and triumph this is. The authors' intelligence, idealism and sheer, bloody-minded grit shine through. The world needs all the Sarah Gilberts and Catherine Greens it can get. Just brilliant. (Rachel Clarke)

Moving and awe-inspiring... The story of the decade

Excellent and readable ... Vaccine production has never been explained more clearly... Green writes movingly about the difficult intersection between work and home life... Vaxxers is so good that the book will be read for long after the pandemic is over, as a vivid account of research in action and the way individuals respond in the face of a scientific emergency.

Vaxxers can be read as much as a manifesto for the importance of good science communication and an antidote to anti-vax conspiracy theories as a biomedical thriller.

Urgent and fascinating ... A tale of hard work and victory against steep odds, a unique insight into vaccines generally ... A gripping yarn ... I especially loved the book's personal moments ... I dare anyone to read this and not come away impressed.

A most accessible read... A personal story of one of the most epic moments in human history, perfectly capturing how scientific discovery on this scale is rarely a Eureka moment for a lone genius. As a grateful recipient of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, I take my hat off in thanks to these remarkable women.

This is one of the most epic and pioneering moments in human history, comparable to the race to put a man on the moon, the discovery of DNA, or the first ascent of Everest. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is a triumph and its creators are life savers. Science is the exit strategy, as long as we make that science equitably available to the world - as all the incredible people behind the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine always intended - truly the "People's Vaccine". (Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust)

An extraordinary story with a remarkable beginning and an astonishing denouement

One of the most extraordinary stories in the history of medicine (Matt D'Ancona)

[Sarah Gilbert] has been the adult in the room and the accidental leadership figure the moment demands, embodying the competence, command of the detail, vision and, crucially, hope, that people have needed to see.

Down to earth truth of saving the world

A real tale out the effort that goes to doing
Something to save the world

And the money that goes, sadly.

Extraordinary story

This book describes a very important work executing by several groups of experienced scientists. It not only covers the progress of vaccine development but also the the effort, the struggle and the preservers of these scientists. Most importantly, this book explains and clarified the misunderstanding of the Covid vaccines within some populations, which is why I recommend everyone to read it.

Girl and science power!

A wonderful tale about two extraordinary ordinary women who are helping change our world. Their humanity pushes them forward and it is important to understand the story behind the news. From Katalin Kariko's MRNA to Sarah Gilbert's AZ these vaccines are made by women. The narrators make the story even more humane. A must read in these covid times! And to understand the battle between science and media.

The tales behind the vaccine.

This is a great listen. In any argument, it'd be of a better judgement if anyone can listen to both side of the story. It's always good to really hear from "them" as well. After listening to this title I felt that the vaccine is more trust worthy and are made of good intention.

Pushing poison on to the naive

I bought this book in search for answers to whether or not the vaccine was safe to receive. All the words in this book and the narrative it carried suggested it was the safest thing you could get. “I wouldn’t put anything in the vaccine that I wouldn’t give to my own family” - yeah, give it to your family now then. Two disgusting human beings to take advantage of the public’s naivety and partake in a regime to poison and permanently alter the trajectory of their lives for the severely worse. Then to knowingly make a book to advise people that your vaccine is safe - which is entirely a fabricated lie - and make MONEY off of it’s publication. I regret ever paying for the book, and hope that Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green are scalded for all they deserve. A filth of the human race to take advantage of the uneducated and kill them slowly. Rot in hell.