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Review
. 2022 Aug;309(1):8-11.
doi: 10.1111/imr.13110. Epub 2022 Jun 30.

Challenges and lessons in establishing human immune profiling cohort studies for pandemic response

Jennifer K Logue  1 , Helen Y Chu  1
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Review

Challenges and lessons in establishing human immune profiling cohort studies for pandemic response

Jennifer K Logue et al. Immunol Rev. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Pandemics have devastating effects that can be mitigated with the existence of global infrastructure for pandemic preparedness along with the adaptation of existing research studies and establishment of biorepositories early in an outbreak. Observational cohort studies in place prior to a pandemic, that are rapidly scalable in response to emerging infectious diseases, are essential for both the early pandemic response and evaluation of its long-term effects. The ability to quickly collect and share samples from convalescent individuals is also critical for the development of vaccines and therapeutics. We provide a reflection on key lessons learned from establishing a longitudinal observational cohort study during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in order to provide guidance for future pandemic preparedness.

Keywords: emerging infectious diseases; observation trials; pandemic response.

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