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Vaccine class
Novel Nucleic-
acid
Viral-vectors Non-pathogenic
Vac cine
type [31] Composition
Outer
Membrane Vesicles
Bacterial outer
cell membrane component
(OMVs)
Virus-like
Particles (VLPs)
Non-infectious par-
ticles mimicking viral structure
mRNA mRNA encoding a
specific bacterial/ viral protein
DNA DNA encoding a
specific bacterial/ viral protein
viruses with genes encoding specific viral/bac­terial antigen
Table 1: (Continued)
Bexsero®
vaccine
Heptavax
vaccine
Gardasil®
vaccine
Comirnaty
vaccine
Anthrax
vaccine*
Ervebo
vaccine
Vaxz evri a
vaccine
Meningococcal
disease
®
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B
Cervical cancer
& warts
®
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 [53] 2020 –
Anthrax Bacillus
®
Ebola Zaire
®
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 [58]
Vaccine example
Neisseria
meningitidis
(Serotype B)
virus
Human
Papilloma Virus (HPV)
anthracis
ebolavirus
First
licensed in:Name Disease Pathogen Reference
[4 9] 1987 –
Meningococcal B (MenVBac) [50]
[51] 1986 –
Hepatitis B [52]
COVID-19
Comirnaty®
vaccine [54]
[55] *None licensed for
use as of 2021
[56 ] 2019 – Ebola [57]
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Novel and Traditional Vaccines
Traditional vaccines
Traditional vaccines were the earliest developed vaccines [59]. Gen­erally, they contain whole pathogens or pathogenic sub-units [60] which are directly recognized by the body’s immune cells [61, 62]. Whole pathogen vaccines are the oldest vaccines with many stud­ies supporting their ecacy [63–65], and they may be further clas­sified into live attenuated or inactivated vaccines. Live attenuated vaccines contain modified whole bacteria or viruses with decreased virulence, sucient to induce an immune response but not cause disease. Such vaccines are occasionally unsuitable for immunocom­promised patients due to the risk of reversion to its virulent state [66] and in such cases, inactivated vaccines may be used instead. Inactivated vaccines contain whole bacteria or viruses that have been chemically or heat-killed and are hence unable to replicate. One example of such vaccine often used for children is the Inacti­vated Polio Vaccine (IPV) administered to pre-school children.
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Another class of traditional vaccines comprises subunit vaccines which are acellular. The recombinant vaccines consist of bacterial or viral protein fragments as the antigen for immune cell recognition [67]. Bacterial toxins are also used in vaccines, but they are often inactivated to form toxoids that can trigger an immune response without causing disease. Vaccines using such toxoids are known as toxoid vaccines. Studies have shown that some bacterial polysaccha­rides used in vaccines are more ecacious in inducing an immune response when conjugated to proteins such as diphtheria or teta­nus toxoid proteins due to the toxoid’s high anity for immune cell recognition. Hence, conjugate vaccines such as the Hemophilus- Influenzae type b vaccine, containing polysaccharides conjugated to the tetanus toxoid, have been developed as well.
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Apart from toxoids, newer technology allows a non-infectious com­ponent of bacterial outer cell membrane known as outer membrane vesicle (OMV) to be used as an antigen in OMV vaccines. An exam­ple of a licensed OMV vaccine is the Bexsero
®
vaccine used in the United States against the Type B meningococcal virus which causes meningitis and sepsis [68]. Another newer traditional vaccine is the VLP vaccine which contain naturally occurring or chemically synthesized virus-like particles (VLPs) as the antigen of interest. In fact, VLP vaccines can also be manufactured with dierent antigens from multiple pathogens incorporated together.
While vaccines can be separated into the above-mentioned classes according to their characteristics, distinct classification is occasion­ally impractical such as in the case of combination vaccines. One combination vaccine is the Infanrix Hexa
®
6-in-1 vaccine used in the United Kingdom [69] containing both inactivated viruses and recombinant viral proteins. The single combination traditional vac­cine oers protection against 6 diseases, namely diphtheria, teta­nus, pertussis, polio, influenza B and hepatitis B [70].
Novel vaccines
Traditional approaches to conferring immunity may be ineective for chronic or newer infections that require more specific focus on certain antigens [71]. Hence, new methods of delivering pathogenic antigens have been developed. Novel vaccines are a recent develop­ment and they rely on pathogenic nucleic material or other alterna­tive vector delivery systems instead of the specified pathogen [72]. The most well-known novel vaccines are nucleic acid-based vaccines that use genetic material of the pathogen, such as mRNA and DNA,
Novel and Traditional Vaccines
to elicit an immune response [60, 73]. mRNA vaccines contain lipid enveloped mRNA of the pathogen that are ultimately translated by human cells to produce pathogenic proteins that act as immune cell antigens. The Pfizer-BioNTech
®
and Moderna® vaccines against COVID-19 are the two most recent examples. DNA vaccines con­tain bacterial or viral DNA, which do not require the protection of any lipid membranes due to its higher stability relative to mRNA. The pathogenic DNA undergoes additional transcription to mRNA before embarking on a pathway similar to mRNA [74].
Live attenuated vaccines are the most widely used traditional vac­cines due to the better-established balance between their immune eect and safety [61]. They are also relatively long lasting [75]. On the other hand, mRNA vaccines make up the biggest group of novel vaccines to date [76], having undergone the most extensive research and development among the novel vaccines [77, 78]. For simplicity, this review will focus on live attenuated vaccines and mRNA vac­cines as examples of traditional and novel vaccines respectively.
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Vaccine manufacture
The manufacture of vaccines is an elaborate process chain involving many well-coordinated steps [79]. Depending on the composition of a vaccine, the complexity of the steps may dier. It is also more com­plex to manufacture combined vaccines, e.g. MMR vaccine, than single vaccines. Figure 1 shows the dierent levels of complexity in the manufacture of dierent types of traditional vaccines.
Depending on the type of traditional vaccines, the complexity and need for additional steps will vary. However, traditional production
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Polio Tetanus Pertussis Influenza Hep B Pertussis MMR Pertussis
Vaccine Vaccine Vaccine Vaccine Vaccine Vaccine Vaccine Vaccine
Class Live attenuated Toxoid Inactivated Inactivated Recombinant Sub-unit Live attenuated Conjugate
Type Viral Bacterial Bacterial Viral Viral Bacterial Viral Bacterial
Increasing complexity of manufacture process
Figure 1: Complexity in the manufacture of dierent types of traditional vaccines [80]
Hep B: Hepatitis B; MMR: measles, mumps, and rubella.
vaccines tend to have relatively less complicated steps compared to novel vaccines which require a more precise coordination of steps. However, there are general manufacturing steps that are com­mon to most vaccines, both traditional and novel, as summarised in Figure 2.
The first step in the manufacture of traditional vaccines is to gen­erate the antigen used to stimulate antibody production. This anti­gen is specific to each vaccine and will require specific conditions. Most traditional vaccines require the growth of a pathogen, such as viruses or bacteria, as the antigen. These pathogens are commonly grown in various cell cultures. Eggs and mammalian cells are most commonly used for viruses. The candidate vaccine virus is injected into these eggs/cells that are later incubated to allow virus replica­tion. Some methods use a chemical bioreactor to provide a favorable environment for growth of bacteria. The manufacture of novel vac­cines vary significantly as replication of pathogenic genetic material is required instead.
Generation of
antigen/mRNA/DNA
viral-vector
Isolation of antigen/mRNA/DNA viral-vector
Purification of
antigen/mRNA/DNA
viral-vector
Formulation of vaccine
Filling, packaging
and labelling
Novel and Traditional Vaccines
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Inspection and quality testing
Figure 2: General process flow of vaccine manufacture [81]
For mRNA or DNA vaccines, replication of pathogenic DNA is the first step of its manufacture. The biosynthesis of DNA begins when plasmids containing specific viral DNA are inserted into bacterial cells such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), and these genetically-modi­fied bacteria are allowed to replicate in bioreactors. For mRNA vac­cines, additional transcription of the DNA to mRNA is completed using specific enzymes and chemicals. Novel vaccines using viral
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vectors will require an additional step as the DNA plasmid will need to be inserted into non-pathogenic vector viral cells before replication.
In traditional vaccines manufacture, the resultant antigen has to be isolated from the culture medium and purified. For most vac­cines, this begins with the separation of the pathogen from its cell culture medium. From here, each vaccine type will require specific additional steps. Live attenuated vaccines will require reduction in the pathogen’s virulence through multiple sequential cell cultures or chemical processes to decrease virulence [79]. One example is the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, where live strains of the bacterium, namely, Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) [82] are weakened and used to confer immunity against tuberculosis [83]. The patho­gens used in inactivated vaccines undergo inactivation by heat [84], chemicals like hydrogen peroxide [85] or ultraviolet (UV) radiation [86]. Subunit vaccines will require physical disruption of whole pathogens to obtain the specific antigens needed, such as viral pro­teins or bacterial toxins.
Thereafter, the isolated antigens undergo multiple purification steps, including filtration, chromatography, clarification and con­centration [87]. Simple purification methods exploit particle size dierence, where hollow fibers or flat screens are used to filter out antigens of a specific size. The liquid containing the antigens can be flushed in a direction parallel to the filter, known as tangential flow filtration, to ensure continuous filtration and better recovery of the antigens. When the size dierence between contaminants and anti­gens are significantly less distinct, high anity chromatography is a common method of purification [88]. The antigens and other com­ponents are separated based on their ionic charges or hydrophobic
Novel and Traditional Vaccines
interactions instead. For nucleic-acid based novel vaccines, DNA and mRNA have to be isolated and purified.
After purification, the next step is to formulate the vaccine by incor­porating the relevant components [89]. Antigens may be combined with an adjuvant to intensify the immune response triggered [90]. Stabilizers, such as surfactants [91], are added to extend the shelf life of vaccines. Some multi-dose vaccine formulations include pre­servatives to prevent unwanted microbial contamination [92]. All the above-mentioned steps are normally carried out in a segregated cleanroom of the manufacturing facility as an aseptic environment is required to prevent unwanted microbial contamination.
Finally, the manufactured vaccines are filled into sterile depyro­genated vials in an aseptic environment. The freshly manufactured vaccines are sealed with sterile stoppers together with an outer cap to enhance the physical protection against contamination. After filling, the vials are clearly labelled. Upon completion, the sealed, labelled vaccine vials will undergo strict testing and inspection using specialized equipment to ensure container-closure integrity and to eliminate any defects that may compromise the vaccine’s quality. Throughout the entire manufacturing process, the raw materials and products are to be kept strictly at their respective optimal temperatures.
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Vaccine storage, transport and distribution
Once manufactured, the vaccines are stored within the manufac­turing facility at their recommended temperature until they are ready for distribution. The storage, transport and distribution of
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vaccines are constantly managed under temperature-regulated environments. This is because high temperature can cause denatur­ation of the vaccine antigen and adjuvants. Hence, post-manufac­ture handling of vaccines involves a collective and continuous mon­itoring programme known as the vaccine cold-chain management [93] as all vaccines are cold chain products (CCP). The management of CCPs require high quality temperature control within a strin­gent temperature range, commonly at 2°C–8°C for most traditional vaccines [94]. Some traditional vaccines, such as the hepatitis B vac­cine and diphtheria vaccine, are prone to freeze damage [95, 96]. Under freezing temperature, the vaccines experience potency loss. Administration of such freeze-damaged vaccines can result in an increased risk of adverse eects such as sterile abscesses [97]. On the other hand, novel vaccines, especially nucleic acid-based vaccines, need to be stored at sub-zero temperatures in order to maintain their potency. The mRNA or DNA in such vaccines are highly sus­ceptible to enzymatic damage and hence ultra-low temperatures are necessary to minimize enzymatic activity and any genetic mate­rial damage. Hence, vaccines have to be kept within the appropri­ate temperature ranges that are specific to the individual vaccines. Table 2 summarizes some optimal temperatures of the dierent types of vaccines.
The actual storage temperature of a vaccine will vary as it travels from the manufacturing facility to the destination country and vaccination center. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may be stored long term in ultracold freezers at a temperature of between –90°C and –60°C. The vaccines arrive at the warehouses of destina­tion countries in thermal shippers packed with dry ice, see Figure 3. These thermal shippers maintain the vaccines at the required ultra­cold temperature of between –90°C and –60°C. At the destination country, the temperature monitoring device in the thermal shipper
Novel and Traditional Vaccines
Table 2: Optimal storage temperatures of some vaccines
Vaccine name
BCG vaccine 2°C–8°C
Hepatitis Recombinant Vaccine 2°C–8°C
Inactivated polio vaccine 2°C–8°C
HPV Gardasil vaccine 2°C–8°C
Inactivated influenza vaccine 2°C–8°C
Rotavirus vaccine 2°C–8°C
MMR vaccine –50°C to –8°C
Varicella vaccine –50°C to –15°C
BCG: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin; HPV; Human Papillomavirus;
MMR: measles, mumps, and rubella.
Optimal storage temperature
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Figure 3: Thermal shipper
is checked to assure that there are no temperature excursions dur­ing transportation.
The vaccines are transferred to higher temperatures in a step-wise manner before use. Before mixing with the diluent for adminis­tration, the vaccine may be stored in a pharmaceutical refrigerator between 2°C and 8°C for up to 1 month (31 days). Upon mixing with the diluent (sterile saline), the reconstituted vaccines can be