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In profile: Husband and wife ‘dream team’ behind the Covid-19 vaccine – Irvine Times
Married couple Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci reportedly even spent their wedding day working in the lab.
Physicians Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci are the husband and wife ‘dream team’ behind the breakthrough Covid-19 vaccine that will soon be rolled out across the UK.
The UK is the first country in the world to approve the vaccine, which is shown to be 95% effective and works in all age groups.
BioNTech chief executive Prof Sahin worked alongside his wife and the firm’s chief medical officer, Dr Tureci, to develop the jab.
BioNTech began preparing against the coronavirus in January after Prof Sahin read…
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