Scientists discuss emerging innovations in COVID-19 vaccines and the role of animal models for studying COVID-19 as part of the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR) Vaccines and Pathogenesis Working Groups.

Introductions: Galit Alter (MGH), David Knipe (HMS), Andrea Carfi (Moderna)

Presenters:

• Anthony Griffiths (BU): Alternative pathways for licensing medical countermeasures: is there a role for Animal Rule with SARS CoV-2?
• Dan Barouch (BIDMC): Hamster and NHP Models of COVID-19
• Mandy Martinot (Tufts): Comparative Pathology of COVID-19 in NHPs and Humans
• Doug Lauffenburger (MIT): Translation of Preclinical Data to Humans
• Discussion (All): Role of Animal Models for Studying COVID-19 Immunology, Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Vaccines