Katalin Kariko

Katalin Kariko, the Hungarian-born scientist who laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines fighting COVID-19, has been recognized in her homeland in the form of a huge mural in central Budapest.

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Currently, Hungary has enough vaccines for just 35,000 people, but according to the government it has secured 17 million doses overall, 4.4 million of that from the first-approved vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech.