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. 2020 Jul 29;14(7):e0008548.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008548. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Developing a low-cost and accessible COVID-19 vaccine for global health

Peter J Hotez  1   2   3   4 , Maria Elena Bottazzi  1   2
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Developing a low-cost and accessible COVID-19 vaccine for global health

Peter J Hotez et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: The authors have developed subunit vaccines against SARS and MERS coronavirus infections. They are involved in the process of developing a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.

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Fig 1. Estimated timelines of coronavirus RBDs as COVID-19 vaccines.
cGMP, current good manufacturing practices; RBD, receptor-binding domain.
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