UAB researchers assisting in development of protein-based vaccine Share Updated: 10:34 AM CDT Jun 9, 2021 Share Updated: 10:34 AM CDT Jun 9, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS DESPITE ACCESS TO VACCIS.NE BIRMINGHAM PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST COVID-.19 HELPING TO DEVELOP THE VACCINES AIMED AT SLOWING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. AND AS WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH REPORTS, THE WORK IS FAR FROM OR.VE REPORTER: RIGHT NOW, RESEARCHERS AT UAB ARE WORKING TO HELP DEVELOP A COVID-19 VACCINE THAT’S DIFFERENT FROM ONES ALREADY ON THE MARKET. EVEN THOUGH THEY’VE WORKED FANTASTICALLY WELL, THEY’ HREARD TO STORE. THEY REQUIRE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. THEY DON’T LAST LONG WHEN YOU THAW THEM OUT AND THEY’RE EXPENSIVE. UAB IS WORKING ON WHAT’S KNOWN AS A PROTEIN SUBUNIT VACCINE. SOMETHING THAT WOULDN’T REQUIRE THE COLD STORAGE, WHICH HAS BEEN A MAJOR CHALLENGE DURING THE VACCINATION PROCESS. PROTEIN-BASED VACCINES, O