Universal Coronavirus Vaccine? New Jab Targets Even Unknown Threats
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Researchers have made a new coronavirus vaccine that could also protect against viruses we haven't found yet, to stop future pandemics.
Scientists from Oxford, Cambridge, and Caltech have developed a new type of coronavirus vaccine with a bold goal: protection against not only existing coronaviruses but also future ones we haven't even discovered yet.
This "proactive" vaccine approach aims to be a game-changer in pandemic preparedness. Unlike current vaccines that target specific viruses, this experimental shot trains the immune system to recognize common features of a whole family of coronaviruses, including COVID-19, SARS, and MERS.
In theory, a single dose of this vaccine could shield people from multiple coronaviruses, even those yet to emerge.
