Counting the Cost

How to invest in mRNA vaccines that could revolutionise medicine

mRNA could open the door to treatments of cancer, heart disease and brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

BioNTech, Moderna and CureVac are among a small cluster of companies behind the breakout technology powering COVID-19 vaccines.

Analyst Jameel Ahmad steers us through what’s what, whether Big Pharma might have missed a trick, and whether you should invest in these companies.

Plus, Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan takes a look at controversial plans to open up the Philippine’s economy.

And, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, the United Nations under-secretary-general for Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, tells us about Asia’s way out of the pandemic.

Lastly, we talk to Professor Giovanni Colavizza about the non-fungible token (NFT) craze.