Pandemic respiratory vaccine clinical trials: a departure from business as usual

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Around the world, the “V” words are on everyone’s lips: Virus and Vaccines. In response to the urgent need for a vaccine for COVID-19, researchers are, at time of publication, running 500+ clinical trials (and counting) on a number of antivirals, antibodies and vaccines. Promising possibilities range from novel new drugs/vaccines, repurposing treatments currently indicated for HIV, Ebola and malaria, to monoclonal antibodies and immune serum.