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Recent advances in vaccine and immunotherapy for COVID-19

  • Ali A. Rabaan
  • , Shamsah H. Al-Ahmed
  • , Ranjit Sah
  • , Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq
  • , Ayman M. Al-Qaaneh
  • , Lamiaa H. Al-Jamea
  • , Alexander Woodman
  • , Manaf Al-Qahtani
  • , Shafiul Haque
  • , Harapan Harapan
  • , D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana
  • , Pavan Kumar
  • , Kuldeep Dhama
  • , Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
  • Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
  • Qatif Central Hospital
  • Tribhuvan University
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
  • Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences - Al Dhahran
  • Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University of Bahrain
  • Jazan University
  • Universitas Syiah Kuala
  • Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
  • Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
  • Indian Veterinary Research Institute

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in millions of cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Beyond there being no available antiviral therapy, stimulating protective immunity by vaccines is the best option for managing future infections. Development of a vaccine for a novel virus is a challenging effort that may take several years to accomplish. This mini-review summarizes the immunopathological responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and discusses advances in the development of vaccines and immunotherapeutics for COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3011-3022
Number of pages12
JournalHuman Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
Volume16
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • immunotherapeutics
  • pandemic
  • vaccine

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