An overview of the vaccine platforms to combat COVID-19 with a focus on the subunit vaccines

F Bayani, NS Hashkavaei, S Arjmand, S Rezaei… - Progress in Biophysics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging virus that
has caused the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic. The current …

COVID‐19 in early 2023: Structure, replication mechanism, variants of SARS‐CoV‐2, diagnostic tests, and vaccine & drug development studies

I Polatoğlu, T Oncu‐Oner, I Dalman, S Ozdogan - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus Disease‐19 (COVID‐19) is an infectious disease caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome‐coronaviruses‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), a highly pathogenic and …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced neutralization resistance of SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariants BQ. 1, BQ. 1.1, BA. 4.6, BF. 7, and BA. 2.75. 2

P Qu, JP Evans, JN Faraone, YM Zheng, C Carlin… - Cell host & …, 2023 - cell.com
The continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has led to the emergence of several new Omicron
subvariants, including BQ. 1, BQ. 1.1, BA. 4.6, BF. 7, and BA. 2.75. 2. Here, we examine the …

Omicron BA. 2 breakthrough infection enhances cross-neutralization of BA. 2.12. 1 and BA. 4/BA. 5

A Muik, BG Lui, M Bacher, AK Wallisch, A Toker… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
BNT162b2-vaccinated individuals after Omicron BA. 1 breakthrough infection have strong
serum-neutralizing activity against Omicron BA. 1, BA. 2, and previous SARS-CoV-2 variants …

[HTML][HTML] Host range, transmissibility and antigenicity of a pangolin coronavirus

YJ Hou, S Chiba, SR Leist, RM Meganck… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The pathogenic and cross-species transmission potential of SARS-CoV-2-related
coronaviruses (CoVs) remain poorly characterized. Here we recovered a wild-type pangolin …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical phenotypes and outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron in critically ill French patients with COVID-19

N De Prost, E Audureau, N Heming, E Gault… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron is considered to be less severe than infection
with variant Delta, with rarer occurrence of severe disease requiring intensive care. Little …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct neutralizing antibody escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BQ. 1, BQ. 1.1, BA. 4.6, BF. 7 and BA. 2.75. 2

P Qu, JP Evans, J Faraone, YM Zheng, C Carlin… - Biorxiv, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has led to the emergence of several new Omicron
subvariants, including BQ. 1, BQ. 1.1, BA. 4.6, BF. 7 and BA. 2.75. 2. Here we examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid escape of new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants from BA. 2-directed antibody responses

A Dijokaite-Guraliuc, R Das, D Zhou, HM Ginn, C Liu… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Summary In November 2021, Omicron BA. 1, containing a raft of new spike mutations,
emerged and quickly spread globally. Intense selection pressure to escape the antibody …

Exposure to BA. 4/5 S protein drives neutralization of Omicron BA. 1, BA. 2, BA. 2.12. 1, and BA. 4/5 in vaccine-experienced humans and mice

A Muik, BG Lui, M Bacher, AK Wallisch, A Toker… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its sublineages show pronounced viral escape from
neutralizing antibodies elicited by vaccination or prior SARS-CoV-2 variant infection owing …

Multiplexed discrimination of SARS-CoV-2 variants via plasmonic-enhanced fluorescence in a portable and automated device

Y Liu, Y Yang, G Wang, D Wang, PL Shao… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Portable assays for the rapid identification of lineages of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are needed to aid large-scale efforts in monitoring the …