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Review
. 2021 Jun;21(6):340-341.
doi: 10.1038/s41577-021-00556-5.

Will SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern affect the promise of vaccines?

Ravindra K Gupta  1
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Review

Will SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern affect the promise of vaccines?

Ravindra K Gupta. Nat Rev Immunol. 2021 Jun.

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Abstract

Initial optimism regarding the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been tempered by the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. Will vaccination be able to contain the pandemic? How can we best optimize the limited supplies of vaccines available and what should future COVID-19 vaccines look like?

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Conflict of interest statement

R.K.G. has received consultancy fees from Janssen related to work on vaccines.

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