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. 2022 Jan;21(1):47-67.
doi: 10.1080/14760584.2022.1997601. Epub 2022 Jan 11.

Diverse vaccine platforms safeguarding against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Bhaswati Chatterjee  1 , Suman S Thakur  2
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Diverse vaccine platforms safeguarding against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Bhaswati Chatterjee et al. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: Appearances of SARS-CoV-2 variants have created havoc and additional challenges for the ongoing vaccination drive against pandemic COVID-19. Interestingly, several vaccine platforms are showing great potential to produce successful vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. Billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Mix-and-Match COVID-19 vaccines involving the mixing of the same platform vaccines and also two different vaccine platforms may provide greater protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. COVID-19 vaccines have become one of the most important tools to mitigate the ongoing pandemic COVID-19.

Areas covered: We describe SARS-Cov-2 variants, their impact on the population, COVID-19 vaccines, diverse vaccine platforms, doses of vaccines, the efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, mitigation of the COVID-19 transmission- alternatives to vaccines.

Expert opinion: Diverse vaccine platforms may safeguard against ongoing, deadly SARS-CoV-2 and its infectious variants. The efficacies of COVID-19 vaccines are significantly high after the administration of the second dose. Further, it protects individuals including vulnerable patients with co-morbidities from SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. The hospitalizations and deaths of the individuals may be prevented by COVID-19 vaccines.

Keywords: COVID-19; diverse; platforms; sars-cov-2; vaccines; variants.

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Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.
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Vaccines for COVID-19 are in the emergency use listing (EUL)/ prequalification evaluation process at WHO.
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Vaccines for COVID-19 under the different phases of the clinical trial.
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Mode of administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Diverse platform vaccines under clinical trial for COVID-19.
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Diverse platform vaccines in Pre-clinical trial for COVID-19.
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Doses of COVID-19 vaccines for immunization against SARS-CoV-2.
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