Abstract
Current vaccines, which induce a B-cell-mediated antibody response against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, have markedly reduced infection rates. However, the emergence of new variants as a result of SARS-CoV-2 evolution requires the development of novel vaccines that are T-cell-based and that target mutant-specific spike proteins along with ORF1ab or nucleocapsid protein. This approach is more accommodative in inducing highly neutralizing antibodies, without the risk of antibody-dependent enhancement, as well as memory CD8+T-cell immunity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4121-4125 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- antibodies
- antibody-dependent enhancement
- neutralization
- spike protein
- vaccine
Funding Agency
- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences