New universal coronavirus vaccine developed at UNC could prevent future pandemics

Posted Jul 7, 2021
Scientists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have developed a vaccine that could be effective against COVID-19, its variants — and a future coronavirus pandemic. The vaccine designed at UNC protected mice from the current SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, plus a group of coronaviruses known to make the jump from animals to humans. (UNC.edu)

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