The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Challenges and Opportunities in Vaccine Formulation

• Published in: AAPS PharmSciTech Vol. 21; no. 6; p. 225
• Main Authors: Wang, Jieliang, Peng, Ying, Xu, Haiyue, Cui, Zhengrong, Williams, Robert O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 05.08.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Biotechnology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Drug Compounding; Humans; Immunity, Mucosal; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Pharmacy; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Review; Review Article; Vaccination; Viral Vaccines - chemistry; Viral Vaccines - pharmacology; Viral Vaccines - therapeutic use; mucosal vaccination; coronavirus; vaccine; adjuvant; route of administration

In the race for a safe and effective vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, pharmaceutical formulation science plays a critical role throughout the development, manufacturing, distribution, and vaccination phases. The proper choice of the type of vaccine, carrier or vector, adjuvant, excipi...