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Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
On Monday, early results from the world's first effective coronavirus vaccine showed it could prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid.
The vaccine has been developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech and is one of 11 vaccines that are currently in the final stages of testing.
Mark Coles explores the lives and careers of Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci - the little known Turkish-German husband-and-wife team responsible for the development of the vaccine.
Producers: Sally Abrahams and Ben Carter
Editor: Rosamund Jones
The vaccine has been developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech and is one of 11 vaccines that are currently in the final stages of testing.
Mark Coles explores the lives and careers of Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci - the little known Turkish-German husband-and-wife team responsible for the development of the vaccine.
Producers: Sally Abrahams and Ben Carter
Editor: Rosamund Jones
Released:
Nov 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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