Vaxxers by Sarah Gilbert Summary
Overview of Vaxxers
Inside the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine creation, where Dame Sarah Gilbert and OBE Catherine Green raced against a pandemic. Praised by Chris Evans as "page-turning," this bestseller debunks anti-vax myths while revealing the human story behind science's most urgent mission.
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The Race Against an Invisible Enemy
In January 2020, as most of the world carried on unaware, vaccinology professor Sarah Gilbert noticed disturbing reports about a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China. This wasn't just another seasonal illness - it bore alarming similarities to SARS, the coronavirus that had infected 8,000 people across 29 countries in 2002-2003 with a 10% mortality rate. Gilbert had spent years preparing for what experts called "Disease X" - an unknown pathogen that could trigger a devastating pandemic. Her team had developed ChAdOx1, a versatile vaccine platform using a modified chimpanzee adenovirus that could be quickly adapted against new threats. When news of the Wuhan outbreak emerged, Gilbert and her colleague Tess Lambe made a critical decision: they would begin vaccine development as soon as the virus's genetic sequence became available. What they couldn't know then was that their work would soon become humanity's greatest hope in the darkest global crisis of our lifetime. Imagine receiving a test tube that appears empty but actually contains 100 billion dehydrated strands of DNA - the blueprint for a vaccine that could end a global pandemic. This was the starting point for Catherine Green's team at Oxford's Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility in late January 2020. Creating a vaccine isn't about discovery - it's about design, precision manufacturing, and rigorous testing. The process resembles artisanal breadmaking: first creating a "starter" by growing cells and introducing the viral vector, then expanding this culture to produce the required quantity, purifying it through specialized filtration, filling sterile vials under precise conditions, and finally testing, certifying and distributing according to strict regulations.
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Создано выпускниками Колумбийского университета в Сан-Франциско
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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