Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38188597›Full record

ArticleImmune network2023

Low Neutralizing Activities to the Omicron Subvariants BN.1 and XBB.1.5 of Sera From the Individuals Vaccinated With a BA.4/5-Containing Bivalent mRNA Vaccine.

Eliel Nham, Jineui Kim, Jungmin Lee, Heedo Park, Jeonghun Kim, Sohyun Lee, Jaeuk Choi, Kyung Taek Kim, Jin Gu Yoon, Soon Young Hwang and 5 more

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Immune network, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. EfficientImmune network · 2024
    Article
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
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

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eliel NhamDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7509-4863
Jineui KimDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-9703
Jungmin LeeDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-2877
Heedo ParkDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9992-5131
Jeonghun KimDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7103-2662
Sohyun LeeDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-1075
Jaeuk ChoiDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8197-5871
Kyung Taek KimDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0268-6974
Jin Gu YoonDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-1880
Soon Young HwangDepartment of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7474-1803
Joon Young SongDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-7194
Hee Jin CheongDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2532-1463
Woo Joo KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-3880
Man-Seong ParkDepartment of Microbiology, Vaccine Innovation Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-486X
Ji Yun NohDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8541-5704
International Vaccine Institute · KRKorea University Medical Center · KRKorea University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The continuous emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants has provided insights for updating current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. We examined the neutralizing activity of Abs induced by a BA.4/5-containing bivalent mRNA vaccine against Omicron subvariants BN.1 and XBB.1.5. We recruited 40 individuals who had received a monovalent COVID-19 booster dose after a primary series of COVID-19 vaccinations and will be vaccinated with a BA.4/5-containing bivalent vaccine. Sera were collected before vaccination, one month after, and three months after a bivalent booster. Neutralizing Ab (nAb) titers were measured against ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron subvariants BA.5, BN.1, and XBB.1.5. BA.4/5-containing bivalent vaccination significantly boosted nAb levels against both ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron subvariants. Participants with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection had higher nAb titers against all examined strains than the infection-naïve group. NAb titers against BN.1 and XBB.1.5 were lower than those against the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and BA.5 strains. These results suggest that COVID-19 vaccinations specifically targeting emerging Omicron subvariants, such as XBB.1.5, may be required to ensure better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially in high-risk groups.

Indexed as

Antibodies, neutralizingCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Vaccine

Identifiers

PMID38188597
PMCPMC10767551
OpenAlexW4390270180

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.