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A family is behind the development of the new vaccine for COVID-19. The couple sparked great interest around the world after announcing that their product was 90 percent successful.
A family of scientists is behind the new vaccine against COVID-19 (PHOTOS)
They are billionaires, but they prefer to live modestly in the German city of Mainz. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Turedji are the couple that everyone talks about. His company Biontech has developed the vaccine, which is said to have the potential to end the pandemic. CNN contacted Ugur Shahin at his home in Germany.
“The product has an excellent profile. It is almost perfect,” he said.
The news that the coronavirus vaccine was so successful was greeted with enthusiasm. Everyone hopes that this will be confirmed in the next analyzes. By comparison, seasonal flu vaccines have a success rate of about 50 percent.
“Of course, we have carried out much more tests than we have published so far. This gives us great confidence,” explained Ugur Shahin.
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The two scientists are of Turkish origin. Ugur was born in Turkey, grew up and studied in Germany. Yozlem is the daughter of a Turkish doctor who emigrated. They met during their studies, discovering that they were completely obsessed with science. They say they even worked on their wedding day. For this reason, they reject claims that the announcement of the vaccine was linked to political events, such as the elections in the United States.
“There is no other way than to be guided by what science requires. We are in the fastest possible time. We have created a work process that is practically uninterrupted 24 hours a day. And we share all the findings with the health authorities in almost real time “. Ugur Shahin said.
Dr. Shahin and Dr. Tureji became billionaires when they sold their first research company to a large Japanese company. Biontech currently costs more than $ 25 billion. Ugur Shahin says he does not follow the stock price and continues to work on a bicycle.
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