Researchers at the Emory Vaccine Center have demonstrated that a novel adjuvant, 3M-052, can aid long-lasting immunity against HIV in rhesus monkeys. This could have implications for developing successful vaccines against HIV, influenza and COVID-19.
A COVID-19 vaccine is widely regarded as the panacea for a fast track to normal life. There are currently over 120 vaccine candidates in development, with ten already in clinical trials. Take a look at the front-runners.
Researchers have repurposed cancer immunotherapy tools to identify regions of SARS-CoV-2 to target with a vaccine. They believe the use of this strategy could help develop a vaccine that provides long-term protection from COVID-19.
In this interview we speak to Jonathan Kurtis (Brown University, RI, USA) about the discovery of a parasite protein that provides new insights into how malaria regulates infection levels within its host, along with new possibilities for a broadly effective vaccine and a new class of antimalarial drugs.
The first human trial testing a potential COVID-19 vaccine has been successful, with initial results suggesting the vaccine is safe and capable of generating an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans.
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Catholic University of Korea (CUK) have developed a vaccine platform against MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that could be used to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
A vaccine against MERS has shown promise in mouse models, potentially aiding the development of a vaccine against COVID-19.
Moderna has announced that the first participants have been dosed in a Phase I study of their mRNA candidate vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Virology editorial entitled, ‘An insight into dengue virus proteins as potential drug/vaccine targets’, as we ask author Muhammad Faheem about recent advances in understanding dengue proteins and where the next 5–10 years could take us.
In this blog, we review some of the main targets of universal vaccines and the key challenges to their successful implementation.
