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ReviewVaccines2025

mRNA Vaccine Technology Beyond COVID-19.

Sola Oloruntimehin, Florence Akinyi, Michael Paul, Olumuyiwa Ariyo

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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 7 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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. mRNA Vaccines for Influenza: Hope for a Universal Vaccine?BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
    Review
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  7. 21Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025
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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

4 authors.

Sola OloruntimehinMolecular Virology Laboratory, First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov), 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-4078-7007
Florence AkinyiSmartSciFrika, Mainland Garden Estate, Shagamu 121101, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Michael PaulSmartSciFrika, Mainland Garden Estate, Shagamu 121101, Ogun State, Nigeria.ORCID 0009-0000-9769-2696
Olumuyiwa AriyoSmartSciFrika, Mainland Garden Estate, Shagamu 121101, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesSince their approval in early 2020, mRNA vaccines have gained significant attention since the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential therapeutic approach to tackle several infectious diseases. This article aims to review the current state of mRNA vaccine technology and its use against other diseases.

methodsTo obtain accurate and reliable data, we carefully searched the clinicaltrial.gov and individual companies' websites for current ongoing clinical trials reports. Also, we accessed different NCBI databases for recent articles or reports of clinical trials, innovative design of mRNA vaccines, and reviews.

resultsSignificant progress has been made in the design and improvement of mRNA vaccine technology. Currently, there are hundreds of ongoing clinical trials on mRNA vaccines against different cancer types, infectious diseases, and genetic and rare diseases, which showcase the advancement in this technology and their potential therapeutic advantages over traditional vaccine platforms. Finally, we predict what could be a potential future direction in designing more effective mRNA vaccines, particularly against cancer.

conclusionsThe results of many of the ongoing clinical trials have shown significant positive outcomes, with many of the trials already at Phase III. Despite this outlook, however, some have been terminated or withdrawn for several reasons, some of which are not made available. This means that despite the advancement, there is a need for more research and critical evaluation of each innovation to better understand their immunological benefits and long-term effects.

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PMID40573932
PMCPMC12197385

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