Pandemic Preparedness: Developing Vaccines and Therapeutic Antibodies For COVID-19

Cell. 2020 Jun 25;181(7):1458-1463. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.041. Epub 2020 May 27.

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that causes COVID-19 respiratory syndrome has caused global public health and economic crises, necessitating rapid development of vaccines and therapeutic countermeasures. The world-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented with government, academic, and private partnerships working together to rapidly develop vaccine and antibody countermeasures. Many of the technologies being used are derived from prior government-academic partnerships for response to other emerging infections.

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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Vaccines / immunology
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
  • Antibodies, Viral / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • Betacoronavirus / physiology
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Intersectoral Collaboration
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Viral Vaccines / chemistry
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • AIDS Vaccines
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Viral Vaccines