tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Science
. 2022 Mar 11;375(6585):1127-1132.
doi: 10.1126/science.abn1755. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
COVID-19 vaccination: The road ahead
Daniel M Altmann[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rosemary J Boyton[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A diverse array of successful, first-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have played a huge role in efforts to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, even though inequitable distribution still leaves many vulnerable. Additional challenges loom for the next phase. These include optimizing the immunological rationale for boosting-how often and with what-and the best approaches for building a future-proofed, durable immune repertoire to protect against oncoming viral variants, including in children. The landscape of vaccine producers and technologies is likely to become even more heterogeneous. There is a need now for appraisal of future approaches: While some favor frequent boosting with the first-generation, ancestral spike vaccines, others propose frequent readjustment using current variant sequences, polyvalent vaccines, or pan-coronavirus strategies.
. 2022 Mar 11;375(6585):1127-1132.
doi: 10.1126/science.abn1755. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
COVID-19 vaccination: The road ahead
Daniel M Altmann[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rosemary J Boyton[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35271316
- DOI: 10.1126/science.abn1755
Abstract
A diverse array of successful, first-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have played a huge role in efforts to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, even though inequitable distribution still leaves many vulnerable. Additional challenges loom for the next phase. These include optimizing the immunological rationale for boosting-how often and with what-and the best approaches for building a future-proofed, durable immune repertoire to protect against oncoming viral variants, including in children. The landscape of vaccine producers and technologies is likely to become even more heterogeneous. There is a need now for appraisal of future approaches: While some favor frequent boosting with the first-generation, ancestral spike vaccines, others propose frequent readjustment using current variant sequences, polyvalent vaccines, or pan-coronavirus strategies.