obviously, but it was also bittersweet to say goodbye to space station, my home in space, most likely for the last time. we are in the process of selecting a new class of astronauts. the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines say they believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. the couple who founded the german company biontech, also said they would fight claims by a rival company that they infringed patents in their covid jab. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. if you have a covid booster this autumn, whether it s the pfizer biontech or moderna jabs, they both rely on a new type of vaccine technology known as mrna. all done! among the pioneers were husband and wife team professors ugur sahin and ozlem tureci, who founded biontech. professor sahin, professor tureci. .. speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg, the doctors said mrna is showing promise in cancer studies, where patients receive a personalised vaccine
much like london 2012. beautiful. 6:14am. back in the darkest days of the pandemic, you may remember that sense of relief when a german firm, biontech, developed the first covid vaccine to be approved. that firm was founded and run by a husband and wife, ugur sahin and ozlem tureci, who now say they believe the same technology could be used to fight cancer. our medical editor fergus walsh has been finding out more. if you have a covid booster this autumn, whether it s the pfizer biontech or moderna jabs, they both rely on a new type of vaccine technology known as mrna. all done! among the pioneers were husband and wife team professors ugur sahin and ozlem tureci, who founded biontech. professor sahin, professor tureci. speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg, the doctors said mrna is showing promise in cancer studies, where patients receive a personalised vaccine to prompt their immune system to attack their disease. every step, every patient we treat
that firm was founded and run by a husband and wife who now say they believe the same technology could be used to fight cancer. our medical editor fergus walsh has been finidng out more. if you have a covid booster this autumn, whether it s the pfizer biontech or moderna jabs, they both rely on a new type of vaccine technology known as mrna. all done! among the pioneers were husband and wife team professors ugur sahin and ozlem tureci, who founded biontech. professor sahin, professor tureci. speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg, the doctors said mrna is showing promise in cancer studies, where patients receive a personalised vaccine to prompt their immune system to attack their disease. every step, every patient we treat in our cancer trials helps us to find out more about what we are against and how to address that. therefore, as scientists, we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer.
if you have a covid booster this autumn, whether it is the pfizer biontech or moderna jabs, they both rely on a new type of vaccine technology known as mrna. among the pioneers were husband and wife team professors ugur sahin and ozlem tureci. who founded biontech. speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg the doctor said, mrna is showing promise in cancer studies. where patients receive a personalised vaccine to prompt their immune system to attack their disease. every step, every patient we treat in our cancer trials helps us to find out more about what we are against and how to address that. therefore as scientists, we are always hesitant to say we will have have a cure for cancer. we have a number of breakthroughs and we will
the pfizer and moderna jabs. but for 12 to 17 year olds it was fewer than ten in a million after first doses, and most recovered quickly. ministers in the four uk nations have all said that pfizerjabs will now be offered to all 16 and 17 year olds, following the advice of the experts. they are all at one on this, this is absolutely the right thing to do for all 16 and 17 year olds. of course, there is no compulsion in this like all our vaccination offer, it is something for people to consider. the health secretary said the roll out in england would start later this month led by the nhs, but with no precise details yet. the drive to get 18 year olds and over vaccinated continues. as for 16 and 17 year olds, nhs leaders say up to now they have always followed jcvi advice and implemented any changes as quickly as possible. under the law, this teenage group won t have to have parental consent to get a vaccine.