TB Research

Where are the RNA vaccines for TB?

Xiao‐Yong Fan, Douglas B. Lowrie

Emerging Microbes & Infections · 2021-01

Abstract

A simple mRNA vaccine was shown to protect mice against tuberculosis more than 15 years ago. Like COVID-19, tuberculosis is a respiratory infection killing over a million people per year. It too presents a global emergency. Can the stunning success of RNA vaccination against COVID-19 be replicated for TB?

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Virology
  • Vaccination
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis vaccines
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Biology
  • Immunology