Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share the £823,000 prize announced by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockhom

Two scientists have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their contributions to RNA biology that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines that have changed the course of the Covid pandemic.

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share the 11m Swedish kronor (£823,000) prize announced on Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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