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ReviewVaccines2021

RNA Vaccines against Infectious Diseases: Vital Progress with Room for Improvement.

Hana M Abdelzaher, Asmaa S Gabr, Basma M Saleh, Rana M Abdel Gawad, Ahmed A Nour, Anwar Abdelanser

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In one paragraph

Review in Vaccines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Target, silence, replace: a review on RNA-based drugs in modern medicine.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
    Review
  2. Research progress of mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases.European journal of medical research · 2025
    Review
  3. Review
  4. Nanotechnology-based mRNA vaccines.Nature reviews. Methods primers · 2023
    Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Vaccination to PreventFrontiers in microbiology · 2022
    Article
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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hana M AbdelzaherInstitute of Global Public Health, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8386-5103
Asmaa S GabrInstitute of Global Public Health, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Basma M SalehInstitute of Global Public Health, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7066-9004
Rana M Abdel GawadInstitute of Global Public Health, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Ahmed A NourInstitute of Global Public Health, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Anwar AbdelanserInstitute of Global Public Health, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0088-6799
American University in Cairo · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA vaccines have amassed a strong interest from scientists and nonscientists alike for their potential in treating cancer and curbing the spread of infectious diseases. Their success has been bolstered by the COVID-19 pandemic as mRNA vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus showed unrivaled efficiency and success. The strategy relies on the delivery of an RNA transcript that carries the sequence of an antigenic molecule into the body's cells where the antigen is manufactured. The lack of use of infectious pathogens and the fact that they are made of nucleic acids render these vaccines a favorable alternative to other vaccination modalities. However, mRNA vaccination still suffers from a great deal of hurdles starting from their safety, cellular delivery, uptake and response to their manufacturing, logistics and storage. In this review, we examine the premise of RNA vaccination starting from their conceptualization to their clinical applications. We also thoroughly discuss the advances in the field of RNA vaccination for infectious diseases. Finally, we discuss the challenges impeding their progress and shed light on potential areas of research in the field.

Indexed as

challengesclinical trialsinfectious diseasesmRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34835142
PMCPMC8622374
OpenAlexW3206159663

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.