The importance of vaccination in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a brief update regarding the use of vaccines

BAS Machado, KVS Hodel, LMS Fonseca, VC Pires… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has led the world to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in
human history. In record time, unprecedented scientific and governmental efforts have …

Hybrid immunity to SARS-CoV-2 from infection and vaccination—evidence synthesis and implications for new COVID-19 vaccines

JR Spinardi, A Srivastava - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 has taken a severe toll on the global population through infections,
hospitalizations, and deaths. Elucidating SARS-CoV-2 infection-derived immunity has led to …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA. 1, BA. 1.1, and BA. 2

JP Evans, C Zeng, P Qu, J Faraone, YM Zheng… - Cell host & …, 2022 - cell.com
Recent reports of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant sub-lineages, BA. 1, BA. 1.1, and BA. 2,
have reignited concern over potential escape from vaccine-and infection-induced immunity …

Recall of preexisting cross-reactive B cell memory after Omicron BA. 1 breakthrough infection

CI Kaku, AJ Bergeron, C Ahlm, J Normark… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Understanding immune responses after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) breakthrough infection will facilitate the development of next-generation …

Protection against omicron (B. 1.1. 529) BA. 2 reinfection conferred by primary omicron BA. 1 or pre-omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection among health-care workers with …

S Carazo, DM Skowronski, M Brisson… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background There is a paucity of data on vaccine-induced or infection-induced (hybrid or
natural) immunity against omicron (B. 1.1. 529) subvariant BA. 2, particularly in comparing …

Omicron infection enhances Delta antibody immunity in vaccinated persons

K Khan, F Karim, S Cele, K Reedoy, JE San, G Lustig… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The extent to which Omicron infection,,,,,,,–, with or without previous vaccination, elicits
protection against the previously dominant Delta (B. 1.617. 2) variant is unclear. Here we …

[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 …

Estimated protection of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection against reinfection with the Omicron variant among messenger RNA–vaccinated and nonvaccinated individuals in …

S Carazo, DM Skowronski, M Brisson… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Omicron variant is phylogenetically and antigenically distinct from earlier
SARS-CoV-2 variants and the original vaccine strain. Protection conferred by prior SARS …

Toward a pan-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine targeting conserved epitopes on spike and non-spike proteins for potent, broad and durable immune responses

CY Wang, WJ Peng, BS Kuo, YH Ho, MS Wang… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The SARS-CoV-2 non-Spike (S) structural protein targets on nucleocapsid (N),
membrane (M) and envelope (E), critical in the host cell interferon response and memory T …