New vaccine blocks COVID-19 and variants, plus other coronaviruses

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A potential new vaccine developed by members of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has proven effective in protecting monkeys and mice from a variety of coronavirus infections -- including SARS-CoV-2 as well as the original SARS-CoV-1 and related bat coronaviruses that could potentially cause the next pandemic.

The new vaccine, called a pan-coronavirus vaccine, triggers neutralizing antibodies via a nanoparticle. The nanoparticle is composed of the coronavirus part that allows it to bind to the body’s cell receptors, and is formulated with a chemical booster called an adjuvant. Success in primates is highly relevant to humans.

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[Suzie42]

Sounds promising 🤞

[Jaybird19]

think we should get an order in ? indian variant is here and doubling cases in some places.

[Dedalus]

More good news - we need all the help we can get.