BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will tackle mutant virus

Ugur Sahin, co-founder and CEO of biotechnology company BioNTech

Ugur Sahin, co-founder and CEO of biotechnology company BioNTech Source: AAP

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Drug maker BioNTech is confident its vaccine, developed with Pfizer, is effective against two new COVID-19 variants.

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