Immune Correlates of Protection in Vaccines, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Characterizing immune correlates of protection is necessary to inform our understanding of pathogenesis and guide vaccine development. Previous vaccine efforts have underscored the crucial roles of both humoral and cellular immunity against viral pathogens and cancers. However, antibodies represent the primary correlate of immunity for most licensed vaccines. This Special Issue aims to expand our knowledge of immune responses, elicited naturally or by vaccination, and their contribution to protective efficacy. We cordially invite research articles and reviews that define the correlates of protection to distinguish between surrogates versus mechanisms of immunity. This Special Issue will cover the challenges that have emerged in determining the immune correlates of protection in vaccines, including innate immunity, B and T cell trained immunity, and so forth. We hope that these highlights will inform superior next-generation vaccine design.

Dr. Jingyou Yu
Guest Editor

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