COVID-19 vaccine update: vaccine effectiveness, SARS-CoV-2 variants, boosters, adverse effects, and immune correlates of protection

WY Chi, YD Li, HC Huang, TEH Chan, SY Chow… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been the most severe public health
challenge in this century. Two years after its emergence, the rapid development and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells

CB Jackson, M Farzan, B Chen, H Choe - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The unprecedented public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused
by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been …

Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529): infectivity, vaccine breakthrough, and antibody resistance

J Chen, R Wang, NB Gilby, GW Wei - Journal of chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The latest severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant Omicron
(B. 1.1. 529) has ushered panic responses around the world due to its contagious and …

The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

K Tao, PL Tzou, J Nouhin, RK Gupta… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The past several months have witnessed the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with novel
spike protein mutations that are influencing the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the …

SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.617. 2 Delta variant replication and immune evasion

P Mlcochova, SA Kemp, MS Dhar, G Papa, B Meng… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The B. 1.617. 2 (Delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in the state of Maharashtra in late 2020 and spread …

Comparing COVID-19 vaccines for their characteristics, efficacy and effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern: a narrative review

T Fiolet, Y Kherabi, CJ MacDonald, J Ghosn… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Vaccines are critical cost-effective tools to control the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic. However, the emergence of variants of the severe acute respiratory …

Structural biology of SARS-CoV-2: open the door for novel therapies

W Yan, Y Zheng, X Zeng, B He, W Cheng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
agent of the pandemic disease COVID-19, which is so far without efficacious treatment. The …

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 Omicron diverse spike gene mutations identifies multiple inter-variant recombination events

J Ou, W Lan, X Wu, T Zhao, B Duan, P Yang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
The current pandemic of COVID-19 is fueled by more infectious emergent Omicron variants.
Ongoing concerns of emergent variants include possible recombinants, as genome …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.617 by vaccine and convalescent serum

C Liu, HM Ginn, W Dejnirattisai, P Supasa, B Wang… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has undergone
progressive change, with variants conferring advantage rapidly becoming dominant …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on the total CD4+ and CD8+ T cell reactivity in infected or vaccinated individuals

A Tarke, J Sidney, N Methot, ED Yu, Y Zhang… - Cell Reports …, 2021 - cell.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with evidence of antibody escape highlight the
importance of addressing whether the total CD4+ and CD8+ T cell recognition is also …