Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37321173›Full record

ReviewCell host & microbe2023

Broad-spectrum pan-genus and pan-family virus vaccines.

Chee Wah Tan, Sophie A Valkenburg, Leo L M Poon, Lin-Fa Wang

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Review in Cell host & microbe, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Structure and Antigenicity of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Glycoprotein B.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chee Wah TanDuke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Sophie A ValkenburgDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Leo L M PoonHKU-Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Centre for Immunology & Infection, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: llmpoon@hku.hk.
Lin-Fa WangDuke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; Singhealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: linfa.wang@duke-nus.edu.sg.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the development and clinical application of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated unprecedented vaccine success in a short time frame, it also revealed a limitation of current vaccines in their inability to provide broad-spectrum or universal protection against emerging variants. Broad-spectrum vaccines, therefore, remain a dream and challenge for vaccinology. This review will focus on current and future efforts in developing universal vaccines targeting different viruses at the genus and/or family levels, with a special focus on henipaviruses, influenza viruses, and coronaviruses. It is evident that strategies for developing broad-spectrum vaccines will be virus-genus or family specific, and it is almost impossible to adopt a universal approach for different viruses. On the other hand, efforts in developing broad-spectrum neutralizing monoclonal antibodies have been more successful and it is worth considering broad-spectrum antibody-mediated immunization, or "universal antibody vaccine," as an alternative approach for early intervention for future disease X outbreaks.

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COVID-19Influenza VaccinesOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesInfluenza Vaccinesantibody vaccinebroad-spectrum vaccinedisease Xpassive immunizationring vaccinationuniversal vaccine

Identifiers

PMID37321173
PMCPMC10265776

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