The new vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 is to target both the spike and nucleocapsid proteins – the review of the latest scientific news by BIOMEDICA CRO team
A large team of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, working with two colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and two with the Mayo Clinic, has developed a vaccine for COVID-19 that targets both the spike and nucleocapsid proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The researchers created an mRNA-type vaccine that focused on both the S and N proteins and then injected it into test mice. They observed both a robust immune response and a short recovery period.
Scientists found that the virus was less able to damage the lungs, and the bivalent vaccine worked better than a strictly S-based vaccine in a control group. The team ran similar tests with hamsters and found similar results, which gives hope.
It is necessary to continue research involving human biospecimens in the future, considering all the mentioned-above facts.
Please find more information on the Science Translational Medicine website, research articles, “Dual spike and nucleocapsid mRNA vaccination confer protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in preclinical models”.
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