UNC grad Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett explains how COVID-19 vaccines work

Posted Feb 20, 2021
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a Hillsborough native who helped develop the Moderna vaccine, spoke about coronavirus. In her remarks, Corbett simplified the virus, explaining how it spreads and how coronavirus vaccines work. Corbett graduated from North Carolina. She is the National Institute of Health's lead scientist for coronavirus vaccine research. (WRAL.com)

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