The vaccine breakthroughs at Pfizer and Moderna are the latest examples of how immigrants have been driving billions in American innovation for decades
Noubar Afeyan, an immigrant from Lebanon, is the co-founder and chairman of Moderna, the company behind one of the most promising potential COVID019 vaccines.Flagship Pioneering
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