Health
A gamble pays off in ‘spectacular success’: How the leading coronavirus vaccines made it to the finish line – The Washington Post
The astonishing, 11-month sprint harnessed new technology that will pave the way for other breakthrough medical tools.
The significance of the news was clear right away to Graham: There could be not one, but two vaccines by years end. If the Pfizer vaccine worked well, odds were good for a vaccine from biotechnology firm Moderna, since they both relied on the spike protein that Grahams lab helped design and a technology never before harnessed in an approved vaccine.
For months, people had asked Graham about the pressure he must have been feeling on the leading edge of an all-hands effort to invent the tools that…
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