Kizzmekia Corbett on the omicron variant and the the future of mRNA vaccines
Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, assistant professor at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and recently named one of Time magazine’s 2021 Heroes of the Year, speaks with Washington post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers about leading the team behind Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, the omicron variant and the development and future possibilities of mRNA vaccine technology.
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Kizzmekia Corbett on the omicron variant and the the future of mRNA vaccines
Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, assistant professor at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and recently named one of Time magazine’s 2021 Heroes of the Year, speaks with Washington post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers about leading the team behind Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, the omicron variant and the development and future possibilities of mRNA vaccine technology.
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