Intranasal COVID-19 vaccines: From bench to bed

A Alu, L Chen, H Lei, Y Wei, X Tian, X Wei - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Currently licensed COVID-19 vaccines are all designed for intramuscular (IM) immunization.
However, vaccination today failed to prevent the virus infection through the upper respiratory …

Mucosal vaccines, sterilizing immunity, and the future of SARS-CoV-2 virulence

D Focosi, F Maggi, A Casadevall - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sterilizing immunity after vaccination is desirable to prevent the spread of infection from
vaccinees, which can be especially dangerous in hospital settings while managing frail …

[HTML][HTML] Mucosal immune response in BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine recipients

L Azzi, D Dalla Gasperina, G Veronesi, M Shallak… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Although the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine is known to induce IgG neutralizing
antibodies in serum protecting against COVID-19, it has not been studied in detail whether it …

[PDF][PDF] Persistent B cell memory after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is functional during breakthrough infections

S Terreri, EP Mortari, MR Vinci, C Russo, C Alteri… - Cell host & …, 2022 - cell.com
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in fully vaccinated individuals are considered a
consequence of waning immunity. Serum antibodies represent the most measurable …

COVID-19 intranasal vaccines: current progress, advantages, prospects, and challenges

K Dhama, M Dhawan, R Tiwari, TB Emran… - Human vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple vaccines have recently been developed, and almost all the countries are presently
vaccinating their population to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the COVID-19 …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: pathogenesis, vaccines, and potential therapies

AM Almehdi, G Khoder, AS Alchakee, AT Alsayyid… - Infection, 2021 - Springer
Purpose COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a result of infection by the deadly pathogenic
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing enormous threats …

[HTML][HTML] Dealing with a mucosal viral pandemic: lessons from COVID-19 vaccines

V Mouro, A Fischer - Mucosal immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and deployment of vaccines against COVID-19 demonstrated major
successes in providing immunity and preventing severe disease and death. Yet SARS-CoV …

Highly specific memory B cells generation after the 2nd dose of BNT162b2 vaccine compensate for the decline of serum antibodies and absence of mucosal IgA

E Piano Mortari, C Russo, MR Vinci, S Terreri… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Specific memory B cells and antibodies are a reliable read-out of vaccine efficacy. We
analysed these biomarkers after one and two doses of BNT162b2 vaccine. The second dose …

COVID-19 and vaccination: myths vs science

VP Chavda, Y Chen, J Dave, ZS Chen… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Several vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) have been developed since the inception of the coronavirus disease 2019 …

The challenges of COVID‐19 Delta variant: prevention and vaccine development

X He, C He, W Hong, K Zhang, X Wei - MedComm, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Several SARS‐CoV‐2 variants have emerged since the pandemic, bringing about a
renewed threat to the public. Delta variant (B. 1.617. 2) was first detected in October 2020 in …