Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 10-18
COVID-19 Vaccine: Is The Future Near Yet?
Paloni B. Koticha1, Farhin Katge2, Manohar Poojari3, Vamsi Krishna4, Shilpa Shetty5
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive dentistry, Terna Dental College, Nerul,
Navi Mumbai.
2Professor and Head of Department, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive dentistry,
Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
3Reader, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive dentistry, Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
4Reader, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive dentistry, Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
5Reader, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive dentistry, Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
Corresponding Author: Farhin Katge
ABSTRACT
Ever since the outbreak, the fight against COVID-19 has been never-ending. Countries around the globe are waiting with anticipation for a breakthrough in the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.Strategies for development of COVID-19 vaccine has not only paved a way for new vaccine platforms but also various antigens of the virus that can be used. Before launch of any COVID-19 vaccine candidate, its reliability and effectivity must be assessed in the given population. However, there is a high risk of widespread use of this vaccine that is weakly effective due to the fast- track of the clinical trials conducted. Nonetheless, the combined efforts by various organisations around the globe in all aspects give a positive ray of hope to end the pandemic. Thus, this review article focuses on the current scenario of the COVID -19 vaccine.
Keywords: Coronavirus, pandemic, COVID-19, vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, COVAX.
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