reviewSignal Transduction and Targeted TherapyOct 13, 2020GOLD OA

A systematic review of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

State Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases · Zhejiang University · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging virus that is highly pathogenic and has caused the recent worldwide pandemic officially named coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Currently, considerable efforts have been put into developing effective and safe drugs and vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. Vaccines, such as inactivated vaccines, nucleic acid-based vaccines, and vector vaccines, have already entered clinical trials. In this review, we provide an overview of the experimental and clinical data obtained from recent SARS-CoV-2 vaccines trials, and highlight certain potential safety issues that require consideration when developing vaccines. Furthermore, we summarize several strategies…

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Keywords
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • Medicine
  • Pandemic
  • Coronavirus
  • Virology
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Clinical trial
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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