The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is announced, why not research the new crown


Why the new crown virus research has not won this year ?

The new crown pneumonia that is still spreading globally is the most serious global public health emergency since the end of the Second World War. A study recently published by Oxford University in the United Kingdom showed that, affected by the epidemic, life expectancy at birth in 27 European and American countries will be shortened in 2020, the largest drop since World War II.

Affected by the new crown epidemic, the areas related to new crown are the hottest bets of all parties in recent years. Even in 2020, it is predicted that the Nobel Prize may be awarded to scientists studying the new coronavirus.

But industry insiders say that Nobel Prizes in science are generally awarded to achievements that have stood the test of time. Based on this, it is very unlikely that scientific research on the new crown will win the Nobel Prize in recent years.

In addition, according to CNN reports, taking the new crown vaccine mRNA technology as an example, its research began as early as the 1980s, involving different groups of scientists around the world. However, according to the rules, the Nobel Prize Selection Committee can only award one prize to three individuals. Today, when a lot of scientific research requires the collaboration of a large number of scientists, it is becoming more and more difficult to select and balance the three most important winners.

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