The British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported that scientists are developing a vaccine that can combat all strains of corona viruses and other coronaviruses such as MERS and SARS, in an attempt to prevent the next pandemic, as the La Jolla Institute of Immunology, in San Diego, California, received a grant of $ 2.6 million from the American Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for work on their project to prevent future epidemics.
The researchers believe that they can build on the research and development used to create current corona vaccines to prevent other similar viruses.
Scientists aim to identify parts of the virus’ structure that are unlikely to mutate as the virus changes, and to target those parts in particular.
“Instead of constantly having to release new vaccines…we need one that protects against variants of coronavirus and other coronaviruses that may emerge afterwards,” said Dr. Erica Ullman Safire, president of the La Jolla Institute.
The research team partnered with scientists at Boston from Harvard University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.
The researchers developed a model of the proteins Covid spike he is called “VFLIP‘, which can be used to get a more accurate look at the structure of virus cells.
A more accurate appearance could help researchers develop stronger, more effective antibodies.
The stability VFLIP Its strong production and ability to elicit a strong and long-lasting response to antibodies capable of neutralizing the infection of the various variants of Corona make this immunity an excellent tool for designing new vaccines for the Corona virus.
The researchers hope that they will be able to develop vaccines that can “prevent” future pandemics by vaccinating humans against coronaviruses that do not yet exist.
