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Development of a vaccine, MVA-COVID-19, expressing SARS-CoV-2 antigens

  • Funded by National Institute of Health Carlos III [El Instituto de Salud Carlos III] (ISCIII)
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Grant number: COV20_00151

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    National Institute of Health Carlos III [El Instituto de Salud Carlos III] (ISCIII)

  • Principal Investigator

    Juan García Arriaza

  • Research Location

    Spain

  • Lead Research Institution

    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÇ?FICAS M.P.

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Vaccines research, development and implementation

  • Research Subcategory

    Pre-clinical studies

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Our objective is to produce an effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 as follows: Vaccine 1: This vaccine named MVA-COVID-19(S) will express the full-length S protein of SARS-CoV-2 and is directed to generate in an organism neutralizing antibodies to prevent infection and virus spread. This vaccine is ongoing in our laboratory and expected to have the candidate during April-May 2020 to be used for preclinical studies during June-July 2020. Vaccine 2: This vaccine named MVA-COVID-19(S-E-M) will express three proteins of SARSCoV-2 (S, E and M) in the form of VLPs and is directed to trigger neutralizing antibodies and T cell (CD4+ and CD8+) immune responses, with the goal to produce long-term control of virus infection. This vaccine will be generated along May-September 2020 to initiate the preclinical studies in October-December 2020.