Abstract

Vaccines give direct protection by making people less susceptible to sickness or infection. Following the publication of genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, sparked a surge in global research and development efforts to produce a vaccine to combat the disease. The enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic's humanitarian and economic effect propels the evaluation of next-generation vaccine technology platforms through novel development paradigms. It is imperative to develop various vaccine platforms and strategies in parallel as the immune responses is poorly understood and it is unclear which vaccine strategies will be most successful. A new paradigm for the development of the vaccine was suggested, which includes the development schedule from 10-15 to 1-2 years in order to address the urgent demand.

Keywords: Vaccination; Pandemic; COVID-19; Endemics