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Why Corona Will not Disappear and New Vaccines Will be Needed
In a new research project, virologist Andreas Bergthaler is investigating how coronavirus mutations emerge in human hosts. He is seeking an explanation, among other things, for the sudden appearance of greatly mutated variants such as the ones dubbed British and South African. While the expert does not consider it certain that the virus could become more harmless over time, he is confident that the pandemic can be overcome with the existing vaccines.
FWF-Facts
Research disciplines
In 2019
40,2
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Natural and Technical Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2019
40,2
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Natural and Technical Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2019
23,3
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Humanities and Social Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2019
36,5
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Biology and Medicine category
Research grants
In 2019 projects with a total volume of
237.4
million Euro were approved
Research grants
In 2019
707
projects were approved
Payroll
In 2019
4,176
people worked in projects funded by the FWF (as of Dec. 31, 2019)
Reviews
In 2019 the FWF received
4,632
reviews from international peers
Review countries
In 2019 the FWF received reviews from
64
different nations