Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants by convalescent and BNT162b2 vaccinated serum

  • Timothy A. Bates,
  • Hans C. Leier,
  • Zoe L. Lyski,
  • Savannah K. McBride,
  • Felicity J. Coulter,
  • Jules B. Weinstein,
  • James R. Goodman,
  • Zhengchun Lu,
  • Sarah A. R. Siegel,
  • Peter Sullivan,
  • Matt Strnad,
  • Amanda E. Brunton,
  • David X. Lee,
  • Andrew C. Adey,
  • Benjamin N. Bimber,
  • Brian J. O’Roak,
  • Marcel E. Curlin,
  • William B. Messer,
  • Fikadu G. Tafesse

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25479-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Here, the authors show that neutralization of human sera from both BNT162b2 vaccine recipients and from convalescent COVID-19 patients is less efficient against SARS- CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 and negatively associated with patient age.