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ReviewVaccines2025

Vaccine Development for Human Pneumoviruses.

Elhadji Birane Mboup, Marie-Ève Hamelin, Julia Dubois, Manuel Rosa-Calatrava, Guy Boivin

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Genomic surveillance of human metapneumovirus in the United States, 2010 - 2025.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Elhadji Birane MboupInfectious and Immune Diseases Research Program, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0009-0006-7029-1327
Marie-Ève HamelinInfectious and Immune Diseases Research Program, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.
Julia DuboisInternational Research Laboratory RESPIVIR France-Canada, Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9777-2968
Manuel Rosa-CalatravaInternational Research Laboratory RESPIVIR France-Canada, Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7559-9527
Guy BoivinInfectious and Immune Diseases Research Program, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3027-4662

Funding

CIHR 148361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPneumoviruses are etiologic agents of respiratory tract infections and a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting young children, the elderly, and individuals with underlying clinical conditions. These viruses are associated with a significant burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where reported deaths attributable to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in young children are important. Recent developments have been noted in the prevention of pneumoviral infections.

methodIn this review, we analyzed clinical trials of the approved RSV vaccines, as well as the recent prominent platform technologies used in RSV vaccine research. In addition, we discussed combination vaccines targeting RSV, HMPV, and Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (HPIV3) that have entered clinical trials.

resultsRecent advancements include the approval of three RSV vaccine candidates: AREXVY

conclusionsWhile significant progress has been made in RSV vaccine development, especially with three approved candidates, the development of vaccines for HMPV remains an unmet medical need. Ongoing research in combination vaccines holds promise for broader protection against multiple respiratory viruses in the future.

Indexed as

clinical trialhuman metapneumovirus (HMPV)lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)pneumovirusrespiratory syncytial virus (RSV)vaccine

Identifiers

PMID40573900
PMCPMC12197412

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