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Kizzmekia Corbett praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine © Chia-Chi Charlie Chang/NIH Vaccine Research Center director Dr. Barney Graham and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, discuss research on the coronavirus vaccine with several legislators from Maryland. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation s top infectious disease expert and a constant presence on TV during the coronavirus pandemic, was asked a blunt question during a forum hosted last week by the National Urban League: Can you talk about the input of African American scientists in the vaccine process? Fauci did not hesitate when giving his answer. The very vaccine that s one of the two that has absolutely exquisite levels 94 to 95% efficacy against clinical disease and almost 100% efficacy against serious disease that are shown to be clearly safe that vaccine was actually developed in my institute s vaccine research center by a team of scientists led by Dr. Barney Graham and his close colleague, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbet

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