The initial development of COVID-19 vaccines took less than 100 days. In contrast, another killer airborne infectious disease - tuberculosis - hasn’t seen a new vaccine in 100 years and research in the area is acutely starved of funds.
TB Vaccine Development: COVID-19 Pathways, mRNA Tech Hold Hope
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With fast-tracked development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines yielding results, experts call for similar urgency and funding impetus to progress new vaccines for TB, which still claims 4,000 lives daily. Over 15 candidates have been in development for years, with hope now abounding around the potential of new platforms like mRNA to accelerate efforts.
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