Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Protection of Omicron sub-lineage infection against reinfection with another Omicron sub-lineage

  • Hiam Chemaitelly,
  • Houssein H. Ayoub,
  • Peter Coyle,
  • Patrick Tang,
  • Hadi M. Yassine,
  • Hebah A. Al-Khatib,
  • Maria K. Smatti,
  • Mohammad R. Hasan,
  • Zaina Al-Kanaani,
  • Einas Al-Kuwari,
  • Andrew Jeremijenko,
  • Anvar Hassan Kaleeckal,
  • Ali Nizar Latif,
  • Riyazuddin Mohammad Shaik,
  • Hanan F. Abdul-Rahim,
  • Gheyath K. Nasrallah,
  • Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari,
  • Adeel A. Butt,
  • Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi,
  • Mohamed H. Al-Thani,
  • Abdullatif Al-Khal,
  • Roberto Bertollini,
  • Laith J. Abu-Raddad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32363-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The level of immunity induced by infection with different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages against infection with other sub-lineages is not known. Here, the authors use data from Qatar and show that infection with BA.1 induces strong protection against infection with BA.2, and vice versa, for several weeks.