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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2021

Plasma neutralization properties of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

Fabian Schmidt, Frauke Muecksch, Yiska Weisblum, Justin Da Silva, Eva Bednarski, Alice Cho, Zijun Wang, Christian Gaebler, Marina Caskey, Michel C Nussenzweig and 2 more

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Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fabian SchmidtLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Frauke MueckschLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Yiska WeisblumLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Justin Da SilvaLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Eva BednarskiLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Alice ChoLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Zijun WangLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Christian GaeblerLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Marina CaskeyLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Michel C NussenzweigLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Theodora HatziioannouLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Paul D BieniaszLaboratory of Retrovirology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Rockefeller University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Developing, Demonstrating, and Disseminating Innovative Programs to Achieve Translational SuccessUL1TR001866 · NCATS · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI COLLER, BARRY, KRUEGER, JAMES G · 2016 to 2025
$40.6M
Understanding B cell memory in response to diverse virus infectionsU19AI111825 · NIAID · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI NUSSENZWEIG, MICHEL C · 2014 to 2023
$26.0M
Overcoming Host Restriction Factors to Develop Better Animal Models for HIV/AIDS.R01AI078788 · NIAID · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI HATZIIOANNOU, THEODORA · 2008 to 2021
$9.3M
Discovery and Mechanism of Antiretroviral FactorsR37AI064003 · NIAID · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI BIENIASZ, PAUL D. · 2011 to 2020
$4.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001866NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI078788NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI064003NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI111825
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant has spread internationally and is responsible for rapidly increasing case numbers. The emergence of divergent variants in the context of a heterogeneous and evolving neutralizing antibody response in host populations might compromise protection afforded by vaccines or prior infection.

methodsWe measured neutralizing antibody titers in 169 longitudinally collected plasma samples using pseudotypes bearing the Wuhan-hu-1 or the Omicron variant or a laboratory-designed neutralization-resistant SARS-CoV-2 spike (PMS20). Plasmas were obtained from convalescents who did or did not subsequently receive an mRNA vaccine, or naive individuals who received 3-doses of mRNA or 1-dose Ad26 vaccines. Samples were collected approximately 1, 5-6 and 12 months after initial vaccination or infection.

resultsLike PMS20, the Omicron spike protein was substantially resistant to neutralization compared to Wuhan-hu-1. In convalescent plasma the median deficit in neutralizing activity against PMS20 or Omicron was 30- to 60-fold. Plasmas from recipients of 2 mRNA vaccine doses were 30- to 180- fold less potent against PMS20 and Omicron than Wuhan-hu-1. Notably, previously infected or two-mRNA dose vaccinated individuals who received additional mRNA vaccine dose(s) had 38 to 154-fold and 35 to 214-fold increases in neutralizing activity against Omicron and PMS20 respectively.

conclusionsOmicron exhibits similar distribution of sequence changes and neutralization resistance as does a laboratory-designed neutralization-resistant spike protein, suggesting natural evolutionary pressure to evade the human antibody response. Currently available mRNA vaccine boosters, that may promote antibody affinity maturation, significantly ameliorate SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody titers.

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