Scientist receives UCC honorary doctorate for work on covid vaccine

Katalin Karikó at University College Cork, where she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her outstanding contributions to science and public health. Picture: Daragh McSweeney/Provision.

The scientist whose pioneering research led to the creation of covid vaccines and who is often described as “covid’s forgotten hero” insists that healthcare workers were the real heroes of the pandemic.

Katalin Karikó also dismissed the claims of covid deniers and anti-vaxxers, pointing out that much of the “fake news” during the pandemic came from those who were not on the frontline.