<description>&lt;p&gt;Researchers and regulatory agencies are racing against the clock to develop a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19. This episode outlines the path of vaccine development, the top contenders currently in phase 3 trials, as well as questions that remain unanswered.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Intro &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;:08&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The path of vaccine development &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;2:55&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Regulatory agencies working on a vaccine &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;4:09&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The lifecycle of vaccines &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;7:43&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Potential targets of the vaccines &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;10:58&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Top contenders in phase 3 trials &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;14:13&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Viral vector vaccines &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;21:03&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Protein-based vaccines &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;23:31&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Approval process &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;25:46&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Vaccine safety monitoring &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;28:23&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Unanswered questions &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;31:09&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Let's stay tuned for more information &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;33:12&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;A fairytale analogy to explain vaccine development difficulties &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;35:10&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Pai at &lt;a href= "mailto:covid19podcast@healio.com"&gt;covid19podcast@healio.com&lt;/a&gt;. Be sure to check &lt;a href= "https://www.healio.com/coronavirus"&gt;Healio.com/coronavirus&lt;/a&gt; for daily updates on the pandemic and follow us on Twitter &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/InfectDisNews"&gt;@InfectDisNews&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/GoHealio"&gt;@GoHealio&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclosures:&lt;/strong&gt; Pai reports serving on the advisory boards of Abbvie and Gilead Sciences.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Unmasking COVID-19

Healio

Vaccines for COVID-19

SEP 29, 202036 MIN
Unmasking COVID-19

Vaccines for COVID-19

SEP 29, 202036 MIN

Description

Researchers and regulatory agencies are racing against the clock to develop a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19. This episode outlines the path of vaccine development, the top contenders currently in phase 3 trials, as well as questions that remain unanswered. Intro :08 The path of vaccine development 2:55 Regulatory agencies working on a vaccine 4:09 The lifecycle of vaccines 7:43 Potential targets of the vaccines 10:58 Top contenders in phase 3 trials 14:13 Viral vector vaccines 21:03 Protein-based vaccines 23:31 Approval process 25:46 Vaccine safety monitoring 28:23 Unanswered questions 31:09 Let's stay tuned for more information 33:12 A fairytale analogy to explain vaccine development difficulties 35:10 We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Pai at [email protected]. Be sure to check Healio.com/coronavirus for daily updates on the pandemic and follow us on Twitter @InfectDisNews and @GoHealio. Disclosures: Pai reports serving on the advisory boards of Abbvie and Gilead Sciences.