It sounds like something out of an action film – a husband-and-wife scientist duo make a potentially life-changing breakthrough. Yet it’s a reality for physicians Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, the married couple responsible for the development of the 90 per cent effective, experimental Covid-19 vaccine. News broke on 9 November that the pursuit of a vaccine had taken a significant step forward, after pharma companies Pfizer and BioNTech stated that their experimental jab is effective in nine out of 10 cases. The announcement has been hailed as a sign of hope amid the pandemic, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson...