Futurity March 25, 2024
Teardrop-shaped particles designed to inactivate multiple strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could one day complement existing treatments for COVID-19, according to a new study.
The COVID mRNA vaccines have been highly effective at preventing severe cases of the disease, but COVID-19 can still hospitalize vaccinated individuals, especially the elderly. New strains also continue to emerge, requiring constant updates to vaccines to maintain their effectiveness.
“Our immune system has to learn about a virus to generate the antibodies to fight back against infection, but by that time it may be too late for some people,” says Nicholas Kotov, a professor of chemical sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan and co-corresponding author of the study in the Proceedings of the...
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