"I think the good message for mankind is that we now understand that COVID-19 infections can be indeed prevented by a vaccine," he said. While the vaccine is a huge step for the scientific community, Sahin and Tureci are veterans in the world of medical achievements. But the couple's charitable ethos and longstanding commitment to academia and science appear to have kept them grounded, even as their work on the Covid-19 vaccine propels them into the global spotlight. Their Covid-19 vaccine approach uses genetic material, mRNA, to trick cells into producing bits of protein that look like pieces of the virus. On Tuesday he said he believed the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine "will not be the only vaccine" against Covid-19, noting that a number of Phase 3 vaccine trials are ongoing.

Source: CNN November 10, 2020 18:45 UTC