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Which companies used Katalin Karikó's patented technology for their COVID-19 vaccines development?

  • BioNTech and Moderna

  • AstraZeneca and J&J

  • Novavax

  • Sinovac

Answer

BioNTech and Moderna used Katalin Karikó's patented technology for their COVID-19 vaccines development. Karikó's work focused on mRNA vaccines, which use messenger RNA to teach the body how to make a protein that will trigger an immune response. This technology was previously thought to be too dangerous for human use, but Karikó and her colleagues were able to overcome these challenges.
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