Novel Vaccines and Vaccine Technologies for Emerging Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Vaccines are one of the most effective medical inventions in modern history and have saved hundreds of millions of lives so far. The rapid development and deployment of vaccines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have showcased the unprecedented success of vaccines in global public health, security, and prosperity. Vaccination is highly cost-effective in preventing microbial infection and halting its transmission, and also plays a critical role in the efforts to reduce antimicrobial use. 

The tremendous global political enthusiasm, research efforts, and financial investment in vaccine development during the COVID-19 pandemic response lead to significant advances in many aspects of vaccine R&D, including novel vaccine platforms and technologies, the rapid development and production of vaccines, and the renewed recognition of the importance of mucosal immunity and vaccination. These advances are likely to accelerate vaccine development and production for future responses to pandemics and emerging infections.  

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for sharing the most recent advances in the development of novel vaccine candidates, platforms, and technologies for combating emerging infections and future pandemics. More specifically, we welcome the contribution of original research articles, reviews, and commentaries that address the following topics:  

• New vaccine platforms, technologies, and adjuvants;
• Universal vaccine candidates;
• Mucosal vaccines and vaccination;
• Modular vaccine platforms for rapid biomanufacturing and expedited regulatory approval;
• Vaccines as a tool for antimicrobial resistance;
• AI application in the rapid identification of novel vaccine antigens;
• Immune correlates of vaccine-induced protection;
• Systems immunology and vaccinology;
• Novel in vitro and in vivoassays and models for assessing vaccine-induced immunity and predicting vaccine efficacies;
• Vaccine bioprocess and manufactures.

Prof. Dr. Wangxue Chen
Dr. Xuguang Li
Prof. Dr. Amine A. Kamen
Guest Editors

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• novel vaccines and adjuvant
• universal vaccines
• mucosal vaccines
• emerging infections
• antimicrobial resistance
• systems vaccinology
• vaccine production