A Review of Different Vaccines and Strategies to Combat COVID-19

Srinivasan Sabitha; Nagarajan Shobana; Pandurangan Prakash; Sathiyamoorthy Padmanaban; Mahendran Sathiyashree; Subramanian Saigeetha; Srikumar Chakravarthi; Saji Uthaman; In-Kyu Park; Antony V. Samrot

doi:10.3390/vaccines10050737

Vaccines (May 2022)

A Review of Different Vaccines and Strategies to Combat COVID-19

Srinivasan Sabitha,
Nagarajan Shobana,
Pandurangan Prakash,
Sathiyamoorthy Padmanaban,
Mahendran Sathiyashree,
Subramanian Saigeetha,
Srikumar Chakravarthi,
Saji Uthaman,
In-Kyu Park,
Antony V. Samrot

Affiliations

Srinivasan Sabitha: School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Sholinganallur, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India
Nagarajan Shobana: School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Sholinganallur, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India
Pandurangan Prakash: School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Sholinganallur, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India
Sathiyamoorthy Padmanaban: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 58128, Korea
Mahendran Sathiyashree: School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Sholinganallur, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India
Subramanian Saigeetha: Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India
Srikumar Chakravarthi: School of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Malaysia
Saji Uthaman: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
In-Kyu Park: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 58128, Korea
Antony V. Samrot: School of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10050737
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 5
p. 737

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In December 2019, an unknown viral infection emerged and quickly spread worldwide, resulting in a global pandemic. This novel virus caused severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has caused 6.25 millions of deaths worldwide and remains a major concern for health, society, and the economy. As vaccination is one of the most efficient ways to combat this pandemic, different vaccines were developed in a short period. This review article discusses how coronavirus affected the top nations of the world and the vaccines being used for the prevention. Amongst the vaccines, some vaccines have already been approved, and some have been involved in clinical studies. The article also provides insight into different COVID-19 vaccine platforms, their preparation, working, efficacy, and side effects.

Published in Vaccines

ISSN: 2076-393X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines

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