Newly Emerging Human Coronaviruses:Animal Models and Vaccine Research for SARS, MERS, and COVID-19
- Author:
Pureum LEE
1
;
Doo-Jin KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review Article
- From:Immune Network 2020;20(4):e28-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The recent emergence of the novel coronavirus (CoV) or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses a global threat to human health and economy. As of June 26, 2020, over 9.4 million cases of infection, including 482,730 deaths, had been confirmed across 216 countries. To combat a devastating virus pandemic, numerous studies on vaccine development are urgently being accelerated. In this review article, we take a brief look at the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in comparison to SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoVs and discuss recent approaches to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine development.
