Worldwide Overview of the Different COVID-19 Vaccine Platforms: A Review and Reflection on the Current Evidence

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.1.616.241

Keywords:

SARS CoV-2, COVID-19, Vaccines, Mutagenesis, Genomic Surveillance, Pharmacovigilance.

Abstract

Vaccines are biological products containing antigens that aim to generate protection against real exposure to an infectious pathogen. They constitute the most cost-effective interventions in public health, being surpassed only by drinking water. Generally speaking, we can divide the vaccines into live attenuated and inactive; However, the new coronavirus has produced innovative platforms that use intracellular and molecular mechanisms with the same objective of generating immunity.
A systematic literature search was carried out using the PUBMED, SCOPUS, and Web of
Science electronic databases. All types of study design were selected, those written in English or Spanish were prioritized. We reviewed the existing platforms to generate immunity
against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Each one is developed according to its route and form of action, and can be classified as protein subunits, recombinant viral vector, nucleic acids,
inactivated viruses, viral particles, and live attenuated viruses.
The mechanisms by which these vaccines generate immunogenicity are different; however, the constant insertion of mutations by the virus remains an object of interest and concern for researchers.

Author Biographies

  • Hans Nicolás Liebisch Rey, Universidad de La Sabana

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Uni­versidad de La Sabana, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Julieta Franco Bustos, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía (Cundinamarca), Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad
    de La Sabana, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Luis Gustavo Celis Regalado , Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana,Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Rafael Salazar-Reggeti, Uni­versidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Uni­versidad de La Sabana, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Julio Alejandro Villalobos Pérez , Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

     Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Uni­versidad de La Sabana, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Estefan Ramos Isaza, Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Saba­na, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • María Alejandra Correa Vargas , Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Saba­na, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Alejandra Cristina Silva Amaro, Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Saba­na, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Victoria Isabel Morales , Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Saba­na, Chía (Cundinamarca)

  • Lorena Barbosa Moreno, Universidad de La Saba¬na, Chía (Cundinamarca).

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Saba­na, Chía (Cundinamarca).

  • Danny Angelo Rodrigues De Abreu, Universidad de La Sa­bana, Chía. Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sa­bana, Chía (Cundinamarca). carlotacavi@unisabana.edu.co.

  • Carlota Castañares Vitale, Universidad de La Sabana,Chía, Colombia.

    Semillero de investigación Terapia Celular y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sa­bana, Chía (Cundinamarca).

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2022-01-19

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NARRATIVE REVIEW

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