AuthorsLive will present Gregory Zuckerman, an award-winning writer, and author, to discuss his book, A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine, on Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by Greenwich Economic Forum.
The event will be available in-person and via livestream.
It was up to a small group of unlikely and untested scientists and executives to save civilization. A French businessman dismissed by many as a fabulist. A Turkish immigrant with little virus experience. A quirky Midwesterner obsessed with insect cells. A Boston scientist employing questionable techniques. A British scientist despised by his peers. Far from the limelight, each had spent years developing innovative vaccine approaches. Their work was met with skepticism and scorn. By 2020, these individuals had little proof of progress. Yet they and their colleagues wanted to be the ones to stop the virus holding the world hostage. They scrambled to turn their life’s work into life-saving vaccines in a matter of months, each gunning to make the big breakthrough—and to beat each other for the glory that a vaccine guaranteed.
AuthorsLive at GreenwichLibrary is made possible through the support of the Greenwich Library Board of Trustees and contributions by generous donors. This event is open to all at no charge. Copies of the book will be distributed to the first 150 attendees. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
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For more information, please visit greenwichlibrary.org/authorslive or contact Stephen Schmidt at (203) 625-6527.
