“You’ve made hugs and closeness possible again,” reads just one of the many postcards and letters sent in gratitude to Penn Medicine immunologist Dr. Drew Weissman. As the scientists behind the discoveries that made the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines possible, he and Dr. Katalin Karikó are the reason why so many people across the globe have been able to get back to a sense of normalcy during the pandemic. Dr. Weissman isn’t looking for celebrity for his invention; in fact, he shies from the attention. What does he want? Simply, to continue working on the mRNA research that led to the COVID vaccines – and use it to defeat influenza, stop the next coronavirus pandemic, prevent herpes, cure sickle cell anemia, and maybe even end HIV. washingtonpost shares a profile of Dr. Weissman, chronicling the years that his and Dr. Karikó’s research went unnoticed and the moments that led to one of the most important medical breakthroughs in history. 🔗 in bio to read. #powerofpe...