Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in Medicine for role in Covid-19 vaccines

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2023 on Monday. The prestigious prize recognises their groundbreaking discoveries related to nucleoside base modifications that have paved the way for the development of highly effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

According to the official statement, the discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic.

“Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system, the laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times,” the statement added.

These annual prizes, recognising accomplishments in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace, originated from the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish dynamite inventor who passed away in 1896. In 1968, Sweden's central bank introduced the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

The laureates for these prestigious awards are revealed in Stockholm throughout October, except for the Peace Prize, for which honorees are chosen by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.

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