Groundbreaking research is working on a recent vaccine that might change how the medical community handles the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Scientists in San Antonio, Texas, are creating a wholly recent style of COVID-19 vaccine that might eliminate the necessity for boosters in the longer term, KSAT reported Monday. 

“We all know the virus is sort of a ball with spikes on it,” said Dr. Sherwyn Schwartz, adding that the present vaccines goal the spikes on the virus. 

Schwartz’s team at Endeavor Clinical Trials in San Antonio is one in every of the ten locations hosting clinical trials of a recent style of vaccine for COVID-19 infections. 

As an alternative of the spikes, the brand new vaccine could be targeting the ball itself to forestall mutation within the body. 

“That is going to be a mechanism of motion going after the ball, and the ball doesn’t mutate as much. If this vaccine goes to work and never be affected by mutations, my gosh, we won’t should take one every yr,” he told the news outlet. 

In line with Schwartz, this might make it possible for everybody to get boosters every two or three years. But he’s hopeful that the boosters could ultimately turn into a “one and done” thing.

Clinical trials for the vaccine will start in two weeks, so Schwartz and his team are desperate to get participants onboard.

The volunteers they’re searching for needs to be aged between 18 and 55 and will need to have had three mRNA vaccine shots from Moderna or Pfizer before entering the trial. 

Participants also needs to be healthy and free from underlying conditions, with Schwartz saying, “We wish to make sure that you don’t have an underlying illness that’s going to act like a side effect of the vaccine.”

Trial participants can be compensated for his or her time and transportation since they stay within the clinic for a number of hours after receiving the shot for monitoring. 

Schwartz said that if phase one becomes a hit, they may move forward with phases two and three, and the people of San Antonio could be the primary to achieve access to the vaccine. 

Those inquisitive about the clinical trials can enroll online via this site, or just call (210) 880-9440.

Based on the updated statistics presented by The Recent York Times, the USA has recorded a complete of 97.3 million cases and 1.07 million deaths resulting from COVID-19 to this point.