SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness

AM Carabelli, TP Peacock, LG Thorne… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In late 2020, after circulating for almost a year in the human population, severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exhibited a major step change in its …

Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned

G Li, R Hilgenfeld, R Whitley, E De Clercq - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous
efforts to develop therapeutic strategies that target severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Imprinted SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity induces convergent Omicron RBD evolution

Y Cao, F Jian, J Wang, Y Yu, W Song, A Yisimayi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Continuous evolution of Omicron has led to a rapid and simultaneous emergence of
numerous variants that display growth advantages over BA. 5 (ref.). Despite their divergent …

[HTML][HTML] BA. 2.12. 1, BA. 4 and BA. 5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection

Y Cao, A Yisimayi, F Jian, W Song, T Xiao, L Wang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages BA.
2.12. 1, BA. 4 and BA. 5 exhibit higher transmissibility than the BA. 2 lineage 1. The receptor …

Incubation period of COVID-19 caused by unique SARS-CoV-2 strains: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wu, L Kang, Z Guo, J Liu, M Liu, W Liang - JAMA network open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several studies were conducted to estimate the average incubation period of
COVID-19; however, the incubation period of COVID-19 caused by different SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: recent progress and future perspectives

Y Fan, X Li, L Zhang, S Wan, L Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been
a few variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), one of …

Respiratory mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA vaccination

J Tang, C Zeng, TM Cox, C Li, YM Son, IS Cheon… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination induces robust humoral and cellular immunity in the
circulation; however, it is currently unknown whether it elicits effective immune responses in …

VV116 versus nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for oral treatment of Covid-19

Z Cao, W Gao, H Bao, H Feng, S Mei… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir has been authorized for emergency use by many
countries for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). However, the supply …

[PDF][PDF] 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 …

Attenuated replication and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 529 Omicron

H Shuai, JFW Chan, B Hu, Y Chai, TTT Yuen, F Yin… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in November 2021 and
is rapidly spreading among the human population. Although recent reports reveal that the …