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"The rapid development of vaccines that protect against COVID was a remarkable
scientific achievement that saved millions of lives. The vaccines have
demonstrated substantial success in reducing death and serious illness after
COVID infection.
Despite this success, the effects of the pandemic have been devastating, and it
is critical to consider how to protect against future pandemic threats. As well
as SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID), previously unknown coronaviruses
have been responsible for the deadly outbreaks of SARS (2003) and MERS (2012
outbreak with ongoing cases). Meanwhile, several circulating bat coronaviruses
have been identified as having the potential to infect humans – which could
cause future outbreaks.
My colleagues and I have recently shown, in mice, that a single, relatively
simple vaccine can protect against a range of coronaviruses – even ones that
are yet to be identified. This is a step towards our goal of what is known as
“proactive vaccinology”, where vaccines are developed against pandemic threats
before they can infect humans."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
