Hero of the Year: TIME honors UMBC alum Kizzmekia Corbett, COVID-19 vaccine leader

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:28:34 -0500
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TIME magazine’s famed Person of the Year issue today announced Kizzmekia Corbett as a Hero of the Year for her leadership in developing the COVID-19 vaccine. “Vaccines have the potential to be the equalizer of health disparities, especially around infectious diseases," Corbett has said.