‘We want to have it ready before the next pandemic has even started’ – new vaccine could protect against future coronaviruses

Scientists are developing what they call 'proactive vaccinology' to protect people for the next pandemic. Photo: Getty

Rebecca Thomas
© UK Independent

A new vaccine could be effective against coronaviruses which have yet to emerge, with hopes it could be used to battle future pandemics, research suggests.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and Caltech in the US are developing a novel approach called “proactive vaccinology”, which aims to train the body’s immune system to recognise several different coronaviruses.