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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2022
Biontech SE, Mainz, DE;
Ugur Sahin, Mainz, DE;
Alptekin Güler, Mainz, DE;
Andreas Kuhn, Mainz, DE;
Alexander Muik, Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE;
Annette Vogel, Mainz, DE;
Kerstin Walzer, Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE;
Sonja Witzel, Bad Vilbel, DE;
Stephanie Hein, Rüsselsheim, DE;
Özlem Türeci, Mainz, DE;
BioNTech SE, Mainz, DE;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to the field of RNA to prevent or treat coronavirus infection. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and agents for vaccination against coronavirus infection and inducing effective coronavirus antigen-specific immune responses such as antibody and/or T cell responses. Specifically, in one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to methods comprising administering to a subject RNA encoding a peptide or protein comprising an epitope of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S protein) for inducing an immune response against coronavirus S protein, in particular S protein of SARS-CoV-2, in the subject, i.e., vaccine RNA encoding vaccine antigen.