HBO and Adam McKay are developing drama on the search for a coronavirus vaccine

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Succession executive producer McKay and HBO have optioned the rights to the upcoming book The First Shot, by The Atlantic and New York Times writer Brendan Borrell, which tells the story of the global coronavirus vaccine race "It will explore the companies and individuals putting everything on the line to save lives, the science that it is based on, and the challenges playing out around politics, access, and safety," per Deadline. Borrell has been closely following the search for a coronavirus vaccine in articles such as "The Dire Diplomacy of the Global ‘Race for a Vaccine’" for Wired.