Coronavirus
Scientists Ramp Up Work on a Coronavirus Vaccine That Will Address Every Type of Variant
Scientists are ramping up research into creating a vaccine that would be effective against all types of coronaviruses as new strains have been reported around the world.
A new report from the New York Times details previous and current efforts to develop a “pancoronavirus” vaccine that would protect against all types of the virus. Past enthusiasm for such medicine was low as it was commonly believed, before the pandemic, that the coronavirus was not a serious threat and only caused mild colds.
Maria Elena Bottazzi, a Baylor College of Medicine virologist, told the Times of how she and her team had applied for funding from the U.S. government to produce a universal coronavirus vaccine in 2016 but were rejected.
