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ReviewFrontiers in molecular biosciences2021

Perspectives on RNA Vaccine Candidates for COVID-19.

Pobitra Borah, Pran Kishore Deb, Nizar A Al-Shar'i, Lina A Dahabiyeh, Katharigatta N Venugopala, Vinayak Singh, Pottathil Shinu, Snawar Hussain, Satyendra Deka, Balakumar Chandrasekaran and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Pobitra BorahSchool of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India.
Pran Kishore DebDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan.
Nizar A Al-Shar'iDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Lina A DahabiyehDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Katharigatta N VenugopalaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Vinayak SinghDrug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
Pottathil ShinuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Snawar HussainDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Satyendra DekaPratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assam, India.
Balakumar ChandrasekaranDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan.
Da'san M M JaradatDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the current outbreak caused by SARS-CoV-2, vaccination is acclaimed as a public health care priority. Rapid genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 has triggered the scientific community to search for effective vaccines. Collaborative approaches from research institutes and biotech companies have acknowledged the use of viral proteins as potential vaccine candidates against COVID-19. Nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) vaccines are considered the next generation vaccines as they can be rapidly designed to encode any desirable viral sequence including the highly conserved antigen sequences. RNA vaccines being less prone to host genome integration (cons of DNA vaccines) and anti-vector immunity (a compromising factor of viral vectors) offer great potential as front-runners for universal COVID-19 vaccine. The proof of concept for RNA-based vaccines has already been proven in humans, and the prospects for commercialization are very encouraging as well. With the emergence of COVID-19, mRNA-1273, an mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna, Inc. was the first to enter human trials, with the first volunteer receiving the dose within 10 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequencing. The recent interest in mRNA vaccines has been fueled by the state of the art technologies that enhance mRNA stability and improve vaccine delivery. Interestingly, as per the "Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines" published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 29, 2020, seven potential RNA based COVID-19 vaccines are in different stages of clinical trials; of them, two candidates already received emergency use authorization, and another 22 potential candidates are undergoing pre-clinical investigations. This review will shed light on the rationality of RNA as a platform for vaccine development against COVID-19, highlighting the possible pros and cons, lessons learned from the past, and the future prospects.

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conventional RNACOVID-19mRNAmRNA-1273repliconsSARS-CoV-2self-amplifying RNAvaccine

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PMCPMC8044912

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