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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2021

Prospects for durable immune control of SARS-CoV-2 and prevention of reinfection.

Deborah Cromer, Jennifer A Juno, David Khoury, Arnold Reynaldi, Adam K Wheatley, Stephen J Kent, Miles P Davenport

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 171 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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171citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

171 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 seroassay sensitivity: a systematic review and modelling study.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023
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  15. Essential role of CD56Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Deborah Cromer *Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Jennifer A Juno *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-1017
David KhouryKirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2663-1551
Arnold ReynaldiKirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-5542
Adam K WheatleyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-9387
Stephen J Kent *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia. skent@unimelb.edu.au.
Miles P Davenport *Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. m.davenport@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-1831

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is central to long-term control of the current pandemic. Despite our rapidly advancing knowledge of immune memory to SARS-CoV-2, understanding how these responses translate into protection against reinfection at both the individual and population levels remains a major challenge. An ideal outcome following infection or after vaccination would be a highly protective and durable immunity that allows for the establishment of high levels of population immunity. However, current studies suggest a decay of neutralizing antibody responses in convalescent patients, and documented cases of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection are increasing. Understanding the dynamics of memory responses to SARS-CoV-2 and the mechanisms of immune control are crucial for the rational design and deployment of vaccines and for understanding the possible future trajectories of the pandemic. Here, we summarize our current understanding of immune responses to and immune control of SARS-CoV-2 and the implications for prevention of reinfection.

Indexed as

SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntigenic VariationB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmunologic MemoryModels, ImmunologicalPandemicsReinfectionTime FactorsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 Vaccines

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PMID33927374
PMCPMC8082486

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