Nobel in Medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled vaccine against COVID-19

Japan Prize 2022 laureates Katalin Kariko, left, and Drew Weissman, right, pose with their trophies April 13, 2022, in Tokyo. The Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to the pair was announced Oct. 2, 2023./Photo: AP

STOCKHOLM: Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.