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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discoveries that gave the world a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The Nobel Assembly in Sweden honored Kariko and Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19,” Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the body, announced.<\/p>\n

“The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020,” said a statement by the organizer.<\/p>\n

Hungarian-American biochemist Kariko was born in 1955 and specializes in RNA-mediated mechanisms. Her research has been the development of in vitro-transcribed mRNA for protein therapies.<\/p>\n

American physician-scientist Weissman, who was born in 1959, is best known for his contributions to RNA biology. His work helped enable the development of mRNA vaccines.<\/p>\n

It was the first Nobel Prize awarded this year, with more announcements to be made over the week.<\/p>\n

114th Nobel prizes in physiology or medicine <\/b><\/p>\n

“For the 20 years that we worked together before anybody knew about us or cared it was literally the two of us sitting side by side at a bench and working together,” Weissman told the organizer on his partnership with his co-laureate Kariko.<\/p>\n

“Usually at 3 or 5 a.m. we would be emailing each other with new ideas,” he added.<\/p>\n

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Kariko and Weissman, recalling their work paved the way for mRNA vaccines.<\/p>\n

“This recognition shows the crucial role of science in defeating COVID-19 and liberating the world from the pandemic,” she wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Also congratulating the laureates, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said: “Today is a great day for health, a great day for science, and a great day for vaccines.”<\/p>\n

A total of 114 Nobel prizes in physiology or medicine have been awarded since 1901, including 13 women awarded the medicine prize so far.<\/p>\n

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