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On Monday, the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German biotechnology company BioNTech announced that their third-phase tests yielded very promising results: nine out of ten people developed protection against Covid-10.
The companies themselves claim that protection can be as strong as the measles vaccine children receive.
– It’s a funny message. We haven’t investigated this yet, but it is a promising result, but we haven’t seen the full analysis or any safety data, said Charlotta Bergquist, vaccine coordinator for the Medical Products Agency.
The couple behind the new corona vaccine
After the announcement, a couple stands out above all: Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci.
Ugur Sahin, of Turkish origin, met Özlem Türeci, the daughter of a German who emigrated from Turkey, met at a university hospital in Cologne, writes the Daily Mail.
He was a professor and researcher specialized in immunotherapy. She was an immunologist.
They met, among other things, through their burning common interest in medical research. The interest was and is so great that even on their wedding day they could not leave the laboratory.
Together, they have tried to find better treatments and cures for cancer.
That is why they also founded BioNTech in 2008, in which Bill and Melinda Gates would invest almost 500 million crowns.
2.6 million Swedes can get vaccinated
Currently, Ugur Sahin is the CEO of the multi-million dollar company, while Özlem Türeci is on the board of directors. Both are among the 100 richest people in Germany.
The CEO describes himself, despite the successes, as very humble and every day the billionaire takes the motorcycle to work, writes the Daily Mail.
Those expected to have priority when the new vaccine is released are those who work in caring for the elderly, healthcare personnel and certain specific risk groups.
According to the Swedish vaccine coordinator, a total of 2.6 million is considered a priority; however, it is not clear whether children and pregnant women are vaccinated initially.
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