Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in vaccinated individuals

Here, the authors characterize the antibody response from vaccinated (Pfizer BNT-162b2), infected and uninfected individuals against emerging variants of concern of SARS-CoV-2, finding reduced neutralization of a South African isolate. High IgG titers in the saliva of vaccinees suggest that transmis...

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Main Authors: Matthias Becker, Alex Dulovic, Daniel Junker, Natalia Ruetalo, Philipp D. Kaiser, Yudi T. Pinilla, Constanze Heinzel, Julia Haering, Bjoern Traenkle, Teresa R. Wagner, Mirjam Layer, Martin Mehrlaender, Valbona Mirakaj, Jana Held, Hannes Planatscher, Katja Schenke-Layland, Gérard Krause, Monika Strengert, Tamam Bakchoul, Karina Althaus, Rolf Fendel, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Michael Koeppen, Ulrich Rothbauer, Michael Schindler, Nicole Schneiderhan-Marra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23473-6