A billionaire scientist behind Pfizer and BioNTech’s breakthrough COVID-19 vaccine says he expects it to “bash the virus over the head” and ultimately end the pandemic, according to a report.

Uğur Şahin — the 55-year-old CEO of BioNTech — on Thursday told the UK Guardian it’s a sure thing as it was proven over 90% effective in trials. 
 

This will "bash the virus over the head" and ultimately put a full-stop to the pandemic, claims the man behind the vaccine.

 

 

Şahin, of Mainz, told the paper, “If the question is whether we can stop this pandemic with this vaccine, then my answer is: yes, because I believe that even protection only from symptomatic infections will have a dramatic effect.”

 

 

Moreover, he adds that he's confident of the vaccine being a success to end the pandemic as the vaccine attacks the virus in multiple stages.

“The vaccine hinders COVID-19 from gaining access to our cells. But even if the virus manages to find a way in, then the T-cells bash it over the head and eliminate it. We have trained the immune system very well to perfect these two defensive moves. We now know that the virus can’t defend itself against these mechanisms,” he said.

He also confidently added that the virus can't beat the vaccine.