Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Vaccine Candidates: Cautious Optimism.

ABSTRACT: Efforts towards developing a vaccine for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have yielded promising results. Utilizing a variety of platforms, several vaccine approaches have shown efficacy in animal models and begun to enter clinical trials. In this review, we summarize the current progress towards a MERS-CoV vaccine and highlight potential roadblocks identified from previous attempts to generate coronavirus vaccines.

SUBMITTER: Schindewolf C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6356267 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature