The next phase of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance: real-time molecular epidemiology

BB Oude Munnink, N Worp, DF Nieuwenhuijse… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the first to apply whole-
genome sequencing near to real time, with over 2 million severe acute respiratory syndrome …

The disease severity and clinical outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

L Lin, Y Liu, X Tang, D He - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With the continuation of the pandemic, many severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants have appeared around the world. Owing to a possible risk of …

BNT162b2 vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies and poly-specific T cells in humans

U Sahin, A Muik, I Vogler, E Derhovanessian, LM Kranz… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract BNT162b2, a nucleoside-modified mRNA formulated in lipid nanoparticles that
encodes the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (S) stabilized in its prefusion conformation, has …

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccine recipients

D Geers, MC Shamier, S Bogers, G den Hartog… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants harboring mutations in the spike (S) protein has
raised concern about potential immune escape. Here, we studied humoral and cellular …

Assessing transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7 in England

E Volz, S Mishra, M Chand, JC Barrett, R Johnson… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7, designated variant of concern (VOC) 202012/01
by Public Health England, was first identified in the UK in late summer to early autumn 2020 …

Genomics and epidemiology of the P. 1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil

NR Faria, TA Mellan, C Whittaker, IM Claro… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in
Manaus, Brazil, resurged in late 2020 despite previously high levels of infection. Genome …

SARS-CoV-2 immune evasion by the B. 1.427/B. 1.429 variant of concern

M McCallum, J Bassi, A De Marco, A Chen, AC Walls… - Science, 2021 - science.org
A novel variant of concern (VOC) named CAL. 20C (B. 1.427/B. 1.429), which was originally
detected in California, carries spike glycoprotein mutations S13I in the signal peptide …

Sensitivity of infectious SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351 variants to neutralizing antibodies

D Planas, T Bruel, L Grzelak, F Guivel-Benhassine… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351
variants were first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively, and have …

[HTML][HTML] Increased resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variant P. 1 to antibody neutralization

P Wang, RG Casner, MS Nair, M Wang, J Yu… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has raised concerns about altered sensitivity to
antibody-mediated immunity. The relative resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants B. 1.1. 7 and …

Molecular basis of immune evasion by the Delta and Kappa SARS-CoV-2 variants

M McCallum, AC Walls, KR Sprouse, JE Bowen… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission leads to the
emergence of variants, including the B. 1.617. 2 (Delta) variant of concern that is causing a …