'We really cannot lose a day.' Two female scientists on racing to find a COVD-19 vaccine.
Among the labs on the WHO’s list is Janssen Vaccines & Prevention in Leiden, the Netherlands, where two female scientists are part of a team working around the clock to develop a COVID-19 vaccine: Dr. Rinke Bos, a principal scientist at Janssen who specializes in vaccines against viral infectious diseases, and Hanneke Schuitemaker, Ph.D., global head of viral vaccine discovery and translational medicine for Johnson & Johnson, whose past work includes HIV retroviral vaccines.
Bos: It helps because I don’t have to cancel any parties because I have to work. There’s nothing to cancel. The weekends are quiet. The kids don’t have any sports. We have all the time to just focus on work.At what point did you know that COVID-19 was going to be a much more severe situation than SARS or MERS?
Bos: I personally don’t feel it as a race. It feels like a race against time, maybe, but I don’t think it’s a race between people making the vaccines. I think it’s quite impressive, if you look at the timelines, some companies have already injected people. I think it’s quite cool if you can manage that, but it’s a long-term project. It’s not just who’s first. It’s about whether it works, whether it’s safe, and whether you can make enough doses for a large population.
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