Hungarian Katalin Kariko and American Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the award-giving body said on Monday (October 2). - REUTERS
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00:00 the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Kathleen Carrico and Drew Weissman
00:08 for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of
00:17 effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. One of the most prestigious prizes in the
00:24 scientific world has been awarded to two scientists whose discoveries helped in the
00:28 fight against the global pandemic. The Hungarian and American duo worked on the breakthrough
00:33 research through the University of Pennsylvania. Carrico found a way to prevent the immune system
00:39 from launching an inflammatory reaction against lab-made mRNA, a major hurdle against any
00:45 therapeutic use of mRNA. Together with Weissman, she showed in 2005 that adjustments to nucleosides,
00:53 the molecular letters that write the mRNA's genetic code, can keep the mRNA under the
00:59 immune system's radar. Here they are speaking to Reuters back in April. I'm not a Hollywood actor
01:06 who loves to be in front of the audience and take credit for things like this. My job was to make a
01:16 vaccine and I did it. It is a very safe and very important vaccine and there are more will come
01:25 and all will be very beneficial for the people. The prize of one million dollars kicks off the
01:31 year's awards with the remaining five to be unveiled in the coming days.