Scientists develop vaccine using AI that could prevent future pandemics

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5 Jun 2026 • 8:56 AM MYT
The Independent
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Scientists develop vaccine using AI that could prevent future pandemics

  • A new AI-driven vaccine technology has been developed, aiming to provide broad immunity against entire families of viruses and future mutations with a single injection.
  • Researchers believe this “super-antigen” approach, created using AI machine learning, could prevent future pandemics, save millions of lives and eliminate the need for lockdowns.
  • A world-first Phase I human trial of a universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Cambridge and DIOSynVax, demonstrated its safety and triggered an immune response against SARS-CoV-2, SARS, and related bat viruses.
  • The vaccine is administered using a needle-free microfluid jet, which delivers vaccine blueprints directly into skin cells.
  • Experts, including Professor Jonathan Heeney and Professor Saul Faust, hail this as a “big paradigm change” from current reactive vaccine development, offering “future-proofed” protection against emerging pathogens.

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