Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Vaccines: RNA Vaccines, Current Challenges and Future Developments (IECV2023)

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue comprises selected papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Vaccines: RNA Vaccines, Current Challenges and Future Developments (IECV2023), hosted online from 1 to 15 December 2023, an online platform for hosting scholarly e-conferences and discussion groups (https://iecv2023.sciforum.net/). 

IECV2023 will present the latest studies in process/system-related research in vaccine and RNA technology fields. The goal is to show the current state, challenges, opportunities and future trends in RNA vaccines. 

• Vaccines to counter anti-microbial resistance;
• Vaccines to eradicate endemic disease-opportunities and challenges;
• Vaccines to prevent zoonotic transmission-targeting the animal reservoir;
• Vaccine platforms—advantages and disadvantages;
• Clinical trial design for reactive and preventive vaccination;
• Vaccine deployment in outbreak settings—lessons learned;
• Advances in vaccine formulation and adjuvantisation;
• Clinical view on routinisation of RNA vaccines;
• How do we prepare for vaccines against the as yet unknown?;
• COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy;
• Immune response after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with chronic diseases;
• T-cell responses in SARS-CoV-2;
• SARS-CoV-2 variant and vaccine development;
• Novel technology and vaccines development for COVID-19;
• T-cell immunity and HIV-1 pathogenicity;
• Neurological complications following COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 vaccination;
• Vaccine hesitancy;
• Vaccine safety;
• Vaccine ingredients;
• Vaccine schedule;
• Vaccine objections;
• Vaccines influence on education;
• Cost-effectiveness of vaccines;
• Vaccine transportation;
• Methods of vaccination;
• Vaccine-related policy.

Dr. François Meurens
Dr. Fanny Renois
Guest Editors

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