'Universal' Covid-19 vaccine in the works, but long way to go

By Xinhua News Agency

Aug 21, 2022 12:12 am

SYDNEY: Australian medical researchers are working toward creating a booster vaccine capable of dealing with an increasing number of coronavirus variants, a scientist said on Friday.

At a Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) seminar held as part of the Sydney Science Festival, virologist Sarah Palmer told participants this vaccine would target the shared features lurking within all forms of SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19.

DECLINING DOSES This Jan. 6, 2021 file photo shows Covid-19 vaccines at a packaging plant of Sinovac Research and Development Co. Ltd. in Beijing, China. Vaccines like Sinovac will no longer be needed once a ‘universal’ booster vaccine, such as the one being worked on in Australia, is developed. XINHUA PHOTO

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