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SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 is susceptible to neutralizing antibodies elicited by ancestral spike vaccines.
Cell host & microbe - 14 Apr 2021
Shen Xiaoying, Tang Haili, McDanal Charlene, Wagh Kshitij, Fischer William, Theiler James, Yoon Hyejin, Li Dapeng, Haynes Barton F, Sanders Kevin O, Gnanakaran Sandrasegaram, Hengartner Nick, Pajon Rolando, Smith Gale, Glenn Gregory M, Korber Bette, Montefiori David C
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All current vaccines for COVID-19 utilize ancestral SARS-CoV-2 spike with the goal of generating protective neutralizing antibodies. The recent emergence and rapid spread of several SARS-CoV-2 variants carrying multiple spike mutations raise concerns about possible immune escape. One variant, first identified in the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7, also called 20I/501Y.V1), contains eight spike mutations with potential...
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