Is called Maria Elena Bottazzi, and was born in Genoa, the Italian scientist candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for the anti-Covid vaccine. Together with his colleague Peter Hotez (also a candidate), he has developed a “sustainable” vaccine for everyone. Starting with the poorest countries.
Maria Elena Bottazzi, the candidacy for Corbevax
A vaccine economical, easy to manufacture, 80% effective but most of all - not covered by any patent: Maria Elena Bottazzi is the mind of Corvebex, a serum designed for all those countries that cannot bear the current vaccination costs. Corbevex, this is the name of the vaccine, was developed in India at the end of 2021. And it brought the work of the two scientists to the attention of the world. Raised in Honduras and a lecturer at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez were proposed to the Oslo committee by an American congresswoman. The motivation? "They have been working for the company for years fraternity between nations and they are people that the Nobel Peace Prize embodies and celebrates".
Microbiologist, Bottazzi said she was privileged to be able to help poor countries. Associate Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine, he has devoted his entire life to science. When the pandemic, he wanted to put himself at the service of the world. He did it thinking of a vaccine that could really be the vaccine of everyone and for everyone, taking advantage of a procedure that has already been used for years in the vaccine againstHepatitis E. Already approved in India, Corvebex has ambitious goals. Biological expects to produce 100 million a month, as well as Indonesian Biofarma and Incepta Pharmaceuticals (based in Bangladesh). "What I have seen with the other vaccines is that although the intention is for the whole world to have access to them, they have limitations. In terms of large-scale manufacturing, storage, and intellectual property. Our vaccine, on the other hand, belongs to the whole world”Explained the scientist.
Photo taken from the Facebook page of Maria Elena Bottazzi
