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Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma.
Nature - 1 May 2021
Cele Sandile, Gazy Inbal, Jackson Laurelle, Hwa Shi-Hsia, Tegally Houriiyah, Lustig Gila, Giandhari Jennifer, Pillay Sureshnee, Wilkinson Eduan, Naidoo Yeshnee, Karim Farina, Ganga Yashica, Khan Khadija, Bernstein Mallory, Balazs Alejandro B, Gosnell Bernadett I, Hanekom Willem, Moosa Mahomed-Yunus S, Lessells Richard J, de Oliveira Tulio, Sigal Alex
Abstract excerpt
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have arisen independently at multiple locations1,2 and may reduce the efficacy of current vaccines that target the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-23. Here, using a live-virus neutralization assay, we compared the neutralization of a non-VOC variant with the 501Y.V2 VOC (also known as B.1.351) using plasma collected from adults who were hospitalized with COVID-19 during the two...
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