Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023: Scientists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman awarded for their work enabling the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
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Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The award was given to Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan's University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Drew Weissman, who performed his prizewinning research together with Karikó at the University of Pennsylvania.
