Minding the "T"s beyond the "B"s: Shaping vaccines for future pandemics

PLoS Biol. 2023 Nov 7;21(11):e3002351. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002351. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of vaccines for viral infections. However, a failure to integrate T cell immunity as a determinant of vaccine efficacy could curtail advancement of newer vaccines for pandemic preparedness.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Vaccines*
  • Viral Vaccines*

Substances

  • Viral Vaccines
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Vaccines

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.