A Shot to Save the World- Did It?

An interesting read this book makes. Reviewed at the request of a colleague.

Happiness: The world is so full of a number of things I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson

A Shot to Save the World chronicles a number of events that contributed to the rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines under FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA). Its author, Greg Zuckerman is a business journalist. He expertly covers the investment, business, and economic impacts of mRNA technology and COVID vaccines. He starts this book by telling us his own COVID story and suffering, setting a stage “for those who gave of themselves to help others”.

As a trained molecular biologist with a patent filed on RNA therapeutics and delivery platforms and an active researcher in this field with understanding of the literature as well as familiar with the publications of individuals mentioned in this book prior to them becoming household names, the cherry-picking of information and biased presentation of facts throughout the book are evident. While it is apparent that the author has researched the subjects and subject matter to great depths, Zuckerman falls in the same trap as many mainstream media writers and glorifies a few select individuals rather than focusing on science/scientific methods or healthcare virtues.