Index – National – Katalin Karikó: I am not afraid at all



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The Hungarian scientist involved in the development of the vaccine told the Spanish newspaper El País that the vaccine consists only of completely natural ingredients.

Katalin Karikó was also vaccinated with the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine. In a Spanish newspaper article published on Sunday, he said he likes to follow the rules, so he waited until his turn came, although he would have preferred to have been vaccinated in the laboratory.

I am not afraid at all

– Said the scientist adding that he understands if there are skeptics. He also talked about the fact that an RNA-based vaccine has never been approved before, but that prototypes have been used for more than 10 years, for example against cancer in clinical trials, and have been shown to be safe.

The composition of the messenger RNA that we use is the same as that produced by the human body in its own cells. The inoculum is made entirely of natural and plant nucleotides.

– Katalin Karikó stressed, who has high hopes for the vaccine, because she believes it can free us from the epidemic. He thinks we can probably go back to the beach in the summer and live a normal life.

Career

Katalin Karikó is the vice president of the German BioNTech. In 1978 he joined the Szeged Center for Biological Research as a fellow of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), where he worked until 1985, after being expelled for downsizing. He went abroad with his family to the United States to continue his research on mRNA. This method is the current development of the coronavirus vaccine. base.



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