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As BioNTech and other pharmaceutical companies leapt into action in search of the winning formula, Germanys army of "Mittelstand" companies and other bigger manufacturing and logistics experts would soon prove crucial.

Breakfast, freezers, Lego: The BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trail in Germany Toggle share menu Advertisement Breakfast, freezers, Lego: The BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trail in Germany CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, answers journalists questions after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved its COVID-19 vaccine, at the company headquarters in Mainz, Germany December 22, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski) 26 Dec 2020 11:59AM (Updated: 26 Dec 2020 12:00PM) ...

Those patients were no longer infectious, because the traces of the virus detected were actually harmless dead samples. tonight, the race to find a vaccine to prevent the spread is on. pharmaceutical giant pfizer is running operation lightspeed. phase one and phase two trials under way simultaneously. 330 people getting the experimental vaccine at the university of maryland, nyu, and in germany. >> were just throwing everything we have at it to make it happen. >> reporter: at this plant in kalam...