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Scientists have developed a method for identifying protein fragments that can be used in vaccines to protect against infections, including COVID-19. They have also created vaccine candidates for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Vaccine development aims at protecting as many people as possible from infections. Short protein fragments of pathogens, so-called epitopes, are seen as a promising new approach for vaccine development. In a new study, scientists present a method for identifying those epitopes that promise safe immunization across the broadest possible population group. They have also computed vaccine candidates against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 using their HOGVAX tool.