Covid-19: The immigrant heroes behind the BioNTech vaccine

Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci are the co-founders of BioNTech SE, the German company that — with its American partner Pfizer — appears closest to rolling out a working vaccine against Covid-19

The coronavirus vaccine being produced by BioNTech founded by husband and wife team Ugaur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci. Picture: File Photo

Thank heavens for people like Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci. 

Husband and wife, they’re co-founders of BioNTech SE, the German company that — with its American partner Pfizer — appears closest to rolling out a working vaccine against Covid-19.