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Viral targets for vaccines against COVID-19

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Dai, Lianpan, Gao, George F.·2021·Nature Reviews Immunology

Abstract

Vaccines are urgently needed to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to help the return to pre-pandemic normalcy. A great many vaccine candidates are being developed, several of which have completed late-stage clinical trials and are reporting positive results. In this Progress article, we discuss which viral elements are used in COVID-19 vaccine candidates, why they might act as good targets for the immune system and the implications for protective immunity. As the world races to develop vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, Dai and Gao highlight which viral targets are best to include in a vaccine and how this impacts the induced immune response and, ultimately, the safety and efficacy of a vaccine.

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Authors
Dai, L., & Gao, G. F.
Venue
Nature Reviews Immunology
Published
2020-12-18
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
73-82
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
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W3117730334
Cited by
1,048
References
150
FWCI
12.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
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