The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors used agent-based modeling to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of several management styles in biology, ranging from centralized to egalitarian ones, and found that hierarchical groups outperform others if the questions addressed are relatively simple or when the communication among agents is limited.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy Among Nurses

Aslihan Çatiker, +2 more

- 01 Jan 2022 -

Türkiye klinikleri hemşirelik bilimleri ...

TL;DR: More than half of nurses experienced hesitancy about, or intended to reject, the COVID-19 vaccine as discussed by the authors , indicating that they were concerned about side effects and uncertain effect duration, 60.8% considered there were uncertainties about quality control of the vaccine, 55% stated they were afraid due to negative news in the media and 59.6% believed the vaccine was produced in a hurry without evidence-based tests.

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Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19

Agustín Valenzuela-Fernández, +13 more

- 25 Nov 2022 -

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechn...

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focus on the nanotechnological applications and nano-based materials (i.e., personal protective equipment) to combat SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection, organ damage and for the development of new tools for virosurveillance, diagnose and immune protection by mRNA and other nanobased vaccines.

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The Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2: Mechanisms, Aging, Sequelae and Vaccines.

Carolina Shepard Espinoza, +1 more

- 04 Mar 2022 -

Mini-reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

TL;DR: The potential vaccine candidates are presented, capable of generating immune protection with humoral and/or cellular neutralizing responses, in favor of blocking and destroying both the new human coronavirus and its variants, which cause the current pandemic.

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