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Updated version of Covid-19 vaccine needed by middle of 2022 as new variants mutate, says BioNTech CEO

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Updated version of Covid-19 vaccine needed by middle of 2022 as new variants mutate, says BioNTech CEO
"This virus will stay, and the virus will further adapt," says Sahin.
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Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech, sees a need for an updated Covid-19 vaccine by middle of next year as the virus further mutates.

BioNTech, together with Pfizer, developed what has been described as the first vaccine late last year.

“This year [a different vaccine] is completely unneeded. But by mid next year, it could be a different situation,” said Sahin in an interview with the Financial Times.

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