India, May 25 -- University of Oxford scientists are launching new computer simulations that will model how we can strengthen the world's response to some of the viruses most likely to cause the next pandemic.

Their work, known as the 'PREpare using Simulated Trial Optimisation (PRESTO)' research project, will generate important insights for vaccine developers and public health officials on what vaccine clinical trial designs could help stop the spread of an emerging outbreak.

With up to $2.4 million funding from Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), researchers at the University of Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute will simulate real-life scenarios of deadly disease outbreaks in order to model how poss...