Memoria 2021

34 Princess of Asturias Foundation ANNUAL REPORT 2021 PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS AWARDS. PRESENTATION OF THE AWARDS “Granting me this Award constitutes a great honour, all the greater because it is a Spanish honour.” Emmanuel Carrère «Es un gran honor el que me hacen al concederme este premio, tanto más grande porque se trata de un honor español». “It is such a relief to know that by now, the vaccines successfully protected millions of people from the serious effects of COVID-19. Working at the bench in the laboratory, I only dreamed of having such an impact.” Katalin Karikó «Quiero aprovechar este altavoz para decir a los niños y a los no tan niños que no hay que esperar a que alguien nos diga lo que va a pasar o lo que debemos hacer. Hay que pensarlo o soñarlo. Decidir tú lo que quieres e ir a por ello. Con decisión». «Es un gran alivio saber que las vacunas ya han protegido con éxito a millones de personas de los graves efectos de la COVID-19. Mientras trabajaba en mi mesa del laboratorio, solo soñaba con conseguir un impacto así». “I would like to take advantage of this podium to tell children and those who are not so young that we must not wait for someone to tell us what is going to happen or what we should do. You have to plan for it or dream about it yourself. Decide what you want to do and go for it. With determination.” Teresa Perales VÍDEO DEL DISCURSO VIDEO OF THE SPEECH VÍDEO DEL DISCURSO VIDEO OF THE SPEECH VÍDEO DEL DISCURSO VIDEO OF THE SPEECH