Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Increased neutralization and IgG epitope identification after MVA-MERS-S booster vaccination against Middle East respiratory syndrome

  • Anahita Fathi,
  • Christine Dahlke,
  • Verena Krähling,
  • Alexandra Kupke,
  • Nisreen M. A. Okba,
  • Matthijs P. Raadsen,
  • Jasmin Heidepriem,
  • Marcel A. Müller,
  • Grigori Paris,
  • Susan Lassen,
  • Michael Klüver,
  • Asisa Volz,
  • Till Koch,
  • My L. Ly,
  • Monika Friedrich,
  • Robert Fux,
  • Alina Tscherne,
  • Georgia Kalodimou,
  • Stefan Schmiedel,
  • Victor M. Corman,
  • Thomas Hesterkamp,
  • Christian Drosten,
  • Felix F. Loeffler,
  • Bart L. Haagmans,
  • Gerd Sutter,
  • Stephan Becker,
  • Marylyn M. Addo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31557-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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In a clinical trial, Fathi et al. show that a booster vaccination with a vector vaccine candidate against the highly pathogenic Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus is safe and strongly improves the immunity generated by primary immunization.