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SUMMARY:COVID-19: virus discovery and developments of vaccines and therape
 utic antibodies
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. George Fu Gao\nAbstract\nAs a former Director-General of
  China CDC and scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences\, my team was 
 involved in the discovery and genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2\, which we s
 hared with the world through GISAID. We also published early epidemiologic
 al parameters that supported the development of vaccines\, drugs\, and cli
 nical therapies. While emerging virus variants challenge the efficacy of c
 urrent vaccines\, vaccination still provides basic protection against infe
 ction\, transmission\, and severe illness and death. Prioritizing strategi
 es to induce broadly protective immune responses will be crucial for futur
 e vaccine development\, and small molecular inhibitors like peptide inhibi
 tors show promising potential for controlling emerging variants. During my
  talk\, I will guide you through the intricate process of virus discovery\
 ,  the development of vaccines\, and provide insight into our extensive r
 esearch on therapeutic antibodies.\n 
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