Abstract
To many scientists and political authorities, the development of a vaccine against Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be the way to restore normality to civil life in this time of a devastating pandemic. Expectations for a vaccine are high while the case numbers continue to rise. As of mid-August 2020, more than 20 million people have been infected and more than 760 000 lives have been lost worldwide. The threat of this virus to health, the economy and to society is so great that the wish for a fast track vaccine is understandable, but how realistic is it? This survey article tries to give an overview of vaccine candidates in development, including preclinical and clinical testing, and it mentions some of the societal problems of vaccine acceptance.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Efforts towards a COVID-19 vaccine.
A1 - Brüssow,Harald,
Y1 - 2020/09/28/
PY - 2020/09/02/received
PY - 2020/09/02/accepted
PY - 2020/9/8/pubmed
PY - 2021/1/5/medline
PY - 2020/9/7/entrez
SP - 4071
EP - 4084
JF - Environmental microbiology
JO - Environ Microbiol
VL - 22
IS - 10
N2 - To many scientists and political authorities, the development of a vaccine against Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be the way to restore normality to civil life in this time of a devastating pandemic. Expectations for a vaccine are high while the case numbers continue to rise. As of mid-August 2020, more than 20 million people have been infected and more than 760 000 lives have been lost worldwide. The threat of this virus to health, the economy and to society is so great that the wish for a fast track vaccine is understandable, but how realistic is it? This survey article tries to give an overview of vaccine candidates in development, including preclinical and clinical testing, and it mentions some of the societal problems of vaccine acceptance.
SN - 1462-2920
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32893468/Efforts_towards_a_COVID_19_vaccine_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
