Scientist behind BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine says it can end pandemic
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from Science | The Guardian on (#5AA2G)
Exclusive: BioNTech's CEO Uur ahin says he is confident vaccine can bash the virus over the head'
The scientist behind the first Covid-19 vaccine to clear interim clinical trials says he is confident his product can bash the virus over the head" and put an end to the pandemic that has held the world hostage in 2020.
The German company BioNTech and the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced via a press release on Monday that their jointly developed vaccine candidate had outperformed expectations in the crucial phase 3 trials, proving 90% effective in stopping people from falling ill.
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