How will the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic develop in the coming months
and years? Based on an expert survey, we examine key aspects that are likely to influence …

Background There is evidence that the adaptive or acquired immune system is one of the
crucial variables in differentiating the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Intestinal bacteria may influence lung homeostasis via the gut-lung axis. We conducted a
single-center, quadruple-blinded, randomized trial in adult symptomatic Coronavirus …

The introduction of COVID-19 vaccination passes (VPs) by many countries coincided with
the Delta variant fast becoming dominant across Europe. A thorough assessment of their …

The emergence of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019 led to the global
pandemic COVID-19, causing a profound socioeconomic crisis. Adequate diagnostic tools …

Abstract We report SARS-CoV-2 KP. 1, KP. 1.1, KP. 2 and KP. 3 neutralizing antibody titers.
They displayed increased immune evasion compared to JN. 1, especially KP. 1 and KP. 3 …

Precision monitoring of antibody responses during the COVID-19 pandemic is increasingly
important during large scale vaccine rollout and rise in prevalence of Severe Acute …

Durability of SARS-CoV-2 Spike antibody responses after infection provides information
relevant to understanding protection against COVID-19 in humans. We report the results of a …

Abstract Pre-vaccine SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence data from Germany are scarce outside
hotspots, and socioeconomic disparities remained largely unexplored. The nationwide …

Background The currently used SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines have proven to induce a
strong and protective immune response. However, functional relevance of vaccine …