Exclusive: BioNTech’s CEO Uğur Şahin says he is confident vaccine can ‘bash the virus over the head’
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The scientist behind the first vaccine against Covid-19 to clear interim clinical trials says he is confident that his product can “bash the virus over the head” and put an end to the pandemic that has held the world hostage in 2020.
German company BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced via a press release on Monday that their jointly-developed vaccine candidate had outperformed expectations in the crucial phase 3 trials, proving 90% effective in stopping people from falling ill.
