The Long Shot

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On the 3rd of April 2020, Kate Bingham was told that the likelihood of any COVID-19 vaccine working was 15% at best. But on the 8th of December 2020, the first NHS patient received a vaccine. Now nearly every adult in Britain has had a jab, lockdowns have ended and we can finally live with Covid. What lies behind this staggering success story? This is an insider view into how the Vaccine Taskforce beat the odds and delivered the scientific miracle we all waited for.

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A Sunday Times bestseller and Financial Times Book of the Year.

The unmissable inside story of the race against the virus.

Catapulted into an international crisis, Kate Bingham knew the odds were heavily stacked against a workable Covid-19 vaccine.

From a remote cottage, Bingham juggled vaccine suppliers, Whitehall, the media circus? as deaths mounted and the world shut down. Political manoeuvring, miscommunications and administrative meddling nearly jeopardised the project. But perseverance and expertise paid off.

Bingham’s eclectic team secured the first vaccine doses administered in the West, saving thousands of lives in the UK as new variants struck. Now, nearly every adult in Britain has had the jab, lockdowns have ended and we can finally live with Covid.

This is the insider view into how the Vaccine Taskforce beat those long odds and delivered a scientific miracle.

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Weight 312 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 29 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

337

Language

English

Edition

Revised paperback edition

Dewey

615.372 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K