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Researchers Who Made COVID Vaccine Possible Awarded Nobel Prize

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  1. KIII Corpus Christi

    Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    The prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor, or about $1 million in U.S. dollars.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Nobel in medicine goes to 2 Penn scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan's University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Drew Weissman, of the University of Pennsylvania, were awarded the prize for "their groundbreaking findings."

  3. Scientific American

    An mRNA Pioneer Discusses How Her Work Led to the COVID Vaccines (opens Scientific American)

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    Biochemist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman were recently awarded a $3-million Breakthrough Prize for their work

  4. WMUR

    Nobel Prize in medicine won by two scientists for ‘groundbreaking findings’ on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (opens WMUR)

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    This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccines, which were crucial in curtailing the spread of COVID-19.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Drew Weissman, Katalin Karikó win Nobel in medicine for enabling mRNA vaccines (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Committee cite Hungarian and American co-researchers' contribution to 'unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times'

  6. PhillyVoice

    Penn scientists receive Nobel Prize for research that led to COVID-19 vaccines (opens PhillyVoice)

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    Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman spent decades researching and manipulating messenger RNA for use in immunizations

  7. CNN

    mRNA vaccines: 5 things to know (opens CNN)

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    Two pioneering scientists who created the technology behind life-saving Covid-19 vaccines have won the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology.

  8. France 24

    Nobel prize goes to mRNA Covid vaccine researchers (opens France 24)

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    Researchers Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines.

  9. Inverse

    This Nobel Prize-Winning Technology Taught Our Bodies to Fight SARS-Cov-2. Is Cancer Next? (opens Inverse)

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    The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology went to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccine technology, which could treat cancer.

  10. Triblive

    Nobel in medicine goes to 2 UPenn scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against covid-19 (opens Triblive)

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    STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against covid-19 and could be used in the future to create other shots.

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Hungarian and U.S. scientists win medicine Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    STOCKHOLM - Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries together that paved the way for COVID-19

  12. Quartz

    Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots (opens Quartz)

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    The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

  13. Pennsylvania Capital-Star

    Two Penn professors win 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

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    The professors' research on mRNA found it could be used as a potential therapeutic, leading to the COVID-19 vaccines' development.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Scientists whose work on mRNA paved the way for first COVID-19 vaccines win Nobel Prize (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman harnessed messenger RNA, an advance that led to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

  15. Wyoming Public Media

    Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman found that a chemical change to genetic code called mRNA eliminated a problematic side effect when used in vaccines.

  16. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

  17. The Economist

    A Nobel prize in physiology for mRNA vaccines (opens The Economist)

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    Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman helped pioneer a technology that saved millions of lives

  18. NBC News

    Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work enabled creation of Covid mRNA vaccines (opens NBC News)

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    Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in the scientific world for discoveries that saved millions of lives.

  19. Washington Times

    Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to scientists who paved the way for mRNA vaccines (opens Washington Times)

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    The Nobel Prize committee said Monday it will honor two scientists whose findings laid the groundwork for messenger-RNA vaccines that were used to fight COVID-19.

  20. New York Post

    Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for enabling development of mRNA vaccines (opens New York Post)

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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.

  21. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Penn mRNA scientists Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Research by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman paved the way for two COVID-19 vaccines: the ones by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. Their work has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

  22. New York Times

    Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers (opens New York Times)

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    The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.

  23. WHEC Rochester

    Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future. Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development du…

  24. Voice of America

    Nobel in Medicine Goes to 2 Scientists Whose Work Enabled Creation of COVID-19 Vaccines (opens Voice of America)

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    Discoveries enabled development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

  25. WHDH Boston

    Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could

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