BioNTech CEO Says Vaccine Production Needs to Get Even Faster
- Drugmakers and states must collaborate ahead of next outbreak
- Future outbreaks may prove more dangerous, Sahin says
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A year after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, the world would be well advised to prepare for the next one.
That’s the warning from BioNTech SE Chief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin, the researcher behind one of the first approved coronavirus vaccines. And while the virus still constricts much of daily life around the world, Sahin says Covid-19 isn’t even the worst outbreak imaginable. In fact, future pandemics could be more devastating, and being ready is key, he said in an interview.