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Adv Drug Deliv Rev . Advances in gene-based vaccine platforms to address the COVID-19 pandemic

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Adv Drug Deliv Rev


. 2021 Jan 7;S0169-409X(21)00003-X.
doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.01.003. Online ahead of print.
Advances in gene-based vaccine platforms to address the COVID-19 pandemic


Deborah Pushparajah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Salma Jimenez[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shirley Wong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hibah Alattas[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nafiseh Nafissi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Roderick A Slavcev[SUP] 4 [/SUP]



Affiliations

Abstract

The novel betacoronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), has spread across the globe at an unprecedented rate since its first emergence in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. Scientific communities around the world have been rigorously working to develop a potent vaccine to combat COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), employing conventional and novel vaccine strategies. Gene-based vaccine platforms based on viral vectors, DNA, and RNA, have shown promising results encompassing both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in previous studies, supporting their implementation for COVID-19 vaccine development. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized the emergency use of two RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. We review current gene-based vaccine candidates proceeding through clinical trials, including their antigenic targets, delivery vehicles, and route of administration. Important features of previous gene-based vaccine developments against other infectious diseases are discussed in guiding design and development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 and future derivatives.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; DNA vaccines; Non-replicative viral vaccines; RNA vaccines; Replicative viral vaccines; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccines.




Deborah Pushparajah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Salma Jimenez[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shirley Wong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hibah Alattas[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nafiseh Nafissi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Roderick A Slavcev[SUP] 4 [/SUP]



Affiliations

Abstract

The novel betacoronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), has spread across the globe at an unprecedented rate since its first emergence in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. Scientific communities around the world have been rigorously working to develop a potent vaccine to combat COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), employing conventional and novel vaccine strategies. Gene-based vaccine platforms based on viral vectors, DNA, and RNA, have shown promising results encompassing both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in previous studies, supporting their implementation for COVID-19 vaccine development. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized the emergency use of two RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. We review current gene-based vaccine candidates proceeding through clinical trials, including their antigenic targets, delivery vehicles, and route of administration. Important features of previous gene-based vaccine developments against other infectious diseases are discussed in guiding design and development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 and future derivatives.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; DNA vaccines; Non-replicative viral vaccines; RNA vaccines; Replicative viral vaccines; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccines.
 
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