Lost Immunity
A Thriller
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- 34,99 zł
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- 34,99 zł
Publisher Description
*Instant National Bestseller
In this explosive new thriller from international bestselling author Daniel Kalla, an experimental vaccine is deployed to battle a lethal outbreak—until patients start dying of unknown causes.
An ordinary day
The city of Seattle is stunned when a deadly bacteria tears through a nearby Bible camp. Early tests reveal the illness is a form of meningitis, and the camp’s residents are among its most vulnerable victims: children and teenagers.
A new vaccine
Facing a rapidly rising death rate, Seattle’s chief public health officer, Lisa Dyer, and her team quickly take all steps necessary to contain the devastating outbreak. And when further testing reveals that the strain of the bacteria is one that caused catastrophic losses in Iceland six months before, Lisa decides to take a drastic step: she contacts Nathan Hull, vice president of a pharmaceutical company that is doing final-phase trials on a viable vaccine, and asks him to release it early for use on the city’s population.
An epidemic in the making
Lisa gets the go-ahead on her controversial plan, despite the protests of dubious government officials, anti-vaxxers, and even those on her own team. Vaccine clinics roll out across the city, and the risky strategy appears to be working, leaving Lisa, Nathan, and thousands of others breathing a sigh of relief. Until people start dying from mysterious and horrific causes—and the vaccine itself is implicated.
But what if science isn’t to blame?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Plague paranoia hits a new peak in Daniel Kalla’s hot-button medical thriller. In a post-COVID world, Seattle public health chief Lisa Dyer must contend with a virulent new form of meningitis. She decides to take a chance on an experimental vaccine, but when inoculated kids start dying, Lisa teams up with a pharmaceutical exec to figure out whether the deaths were caused by the vaccine itself or by something—or someone—more sinister. Kalla, who is an ER doctor by trade, hits on all our biggest fears and sensitivities, from new viral strains to vaccine hesitancy to bioterrorism. Terrifying and thought-provoking, Lost Immunity is another chilling reminder that the consequences of disregarding science can be deadly.
