Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

MM DeGrace, E Ghedin, MB Frieman, F Krammer… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The global emergence of many severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) variants jeopardizes the protective antiviral immunity induced after infection or …

The germinal centre B cell response to SARS-CoV-2

BJ Laidlaw, AH Ellebedy - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
The germinal centre (GC) response is critical for the generation of affinity-matured plasma
cells and memory B cells capable of mediating long-term protective immunity …

Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses

T Mao, B Israelow, MA Peña-Hernández, A Suberi… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has
highlighted the need for vaccines that not only prevent disease but also prevent …

Respiratory mucosal delivery of next-generation COVID-19 vaccine provides robust protection against both ancestral and variant strains of SARS-CoV-2

S Afkhami, MR D'Agostino, A Zhang, HD Stacey… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) threaten the effectiveness of current
COVID-19 vaccines administered intramuscularly and designed to only target the spike …

Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants to neutralization by monoclonal and serum-derived polyclonal antibodies

RE Chen, X Zhang, JB Case, ES Winkler, Y Liu… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the global
COVID-19 pandemic. Rapidly spreading SARS-CoV-2 variants may jeopardize newly …

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 …

Adenoviral vector vaccine platforms in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

SA Mendonça, R Lorincz, P Boucher, DT Curiel - npj Vaccines, 2021 - nature.com
Adenoviral vectors have been explored as vaccine agents for a range of infectious diseases,
and their ability to induce a potent and balanced immune response made them logical …

Intranasal ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/AZD1222 vaccination reduces viral shedding after SARS-CoV-2 D614G challenge in preclinical models

N van Doremalen, JN Purushotham… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/AZD1222 is an approved adenovirus-based vaccine for severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) currently being deployed globally …

Protective mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after heterologous systemic prime-mucosal boost immunization

D Lapuente, J Fuchs, J Willar, A Vieira Antão… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Several effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are currently in use, but effective boosters are
needed to maintain or increase immunity due to waning responses and the emergence of …

Live-attenuated vaccine sCPD9 elicits superior mucosal and systemic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

G Nouailles, JM Adler, P Pennitz, S Peidli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Vaccines play a critical role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Future control of the
pandemic requires improved vaccines with high efficacy against newly emerging SARS-CoV …