11 July 2021
Australian COVID-19 vaccine researchers critical in global search to find booster shots and ‘next generation’ jabs
By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Nick Sas and medical reporter Sophie Scott @sophiescott2
Eunok Lee only became a doctor this year, specialising in mathematics and computer science.
Her colleague, Professor Tony Cunningham, is one of Australia’s most experienced viral immunologists.
But together — along with a team at Sydney’s Westmead Institute for Medical Research — they’re looking into a riddle most people think is already solved: a COVID-19 vaccine.
“We learn from existing ideas,” Professor Cunningham said.
“That’s a key element of science.”…..