Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Neutralization of Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3 SARS-CoV-2 by 3 doses of BNT162b2 vaccine

  • Chaitanya Kurhade,
  • Jing Zou,
  • Hongjie Xia,
  • Hui Cai,
  • Qi Yang,
  • Mark Cutler,
  • David Cooper,
  • Alexander Muik,
  • Kathrin U. Jansen,
  • Xuping Xie,
  • Kena A. Swanson,
  • Pei‑Yong Shi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30681-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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It is essential to test the neutralization of approved vaccines against SARSCoV-2 Omicron sublineages. Kurhade et al. find that sera from people with three doses of BNT162b2 neutralize Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3 to a lesser extent than the original strain USAWA1/2020.