COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments: Development, Challenges, and Future Outlook

Explore an in-depth discussion on COVID-19 vaccine development and convalescent plasma treatment featuring experts from Mount Sinai Health System. Gain insights into the rapid progress of vaccine research, with 165 candidates under development and 30 in human trials. Delve into crucial questions surrounding vaccine availability, efficacy, and equitable distribution. Learn about promising therapies like plasma infusions from recovered patients. Understand the challenges researchers and medical institutions face in expediting the development process while ensuring safety and effectiveness. Discover the intricacies of vaccine trials, recruitment strategies, and potential issues with multiple vaccines. Address concerns about vaccine hesitancy, virus mutations, and herd immunity. Examine the durability of antibody responses, the concept of a universal vaccine, and the implications of emergency authorization for vaccines.

Introduction
How did you decide to use it
How did you develop it
How did your assay help us
When should you transfuse
Vaccines
Vaccine Candidates
Summary
Vaccine Trials
Recruitment Strategies
More than one vaccine
Do you tell people to get both vaccines
What are the consequences of a low vaccine turnout
What are your concerns about people who dont get vaccinated
Will COVID19 mutate
Who should get the COVID19 vaccine
Herd immunity
New York
Plasma Trials
Universal Vaccine
Should you get the vaccine if you have antibodies
How durable is the antibody response
How long will the vaccine work
Emergency authorization