The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia calls for viral vaccines

• DOI: 10.1038/s41541-020-0170-0
• Publication Date: 2020-03-06T11:03:15Z
• Authors: Weilong Shang; Yi Yang; Yifan Rao; Xiancai Rao
• Keywords: Coronavirus; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Pandemic; Betacoronavirus

The outbreak of 2019-novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is caused by SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly in China, and developed to be a Public Health Emergency International Concern. However, no specific antiviral treatments or vaccines are available yet. This work aims share strategies candidate antigens develop safe effective against SARS-CoV-2.