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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/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 \u201cfor their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19,\u201d Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the body, announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020,\u201d 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. It was the first Nobel Prize awarded this year, with more announcements to be made over the week. 114th Nobel prizes in physiology or medicine<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 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,\u201d Weissman told the organizer on his partnership with his co-laureate Kariko.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsually at 3 or 5 a. m. we would be emailing each other with new ideas,\u201d he added. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Kariko and Weissman, recalling their work paved the way for mRNA vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis recognition shows the crucial role of science in defeating COVID-19 and liberating the world from the pandemic,\u201d she wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Also congratulating the laureates, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said: \u201cToday is a great day for health, a great day for science, and a great day for vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201d 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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