The Woman Who Plays a Key Role in a Small Company’s Search for an Effective COVID-19 Vaccine | Science

ScienceThe COVID-19 report is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Two COVID-19 vaccines have recently shown positive results in large clinical trials, but dozens of other vaccines are in development around the world. A promising competitor has emerged from a biotech company that has never brought a vaccine to market. Nita Patel, a senior director of the vaccine development department at Novavax, often works 18 hours a day in the lab and says, “People ask me if I’m tired, I don’t feel tired.” Watch to find out how it supported the development of a potential vaccine in just 10 months.