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Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Variants WT and XBB.1.9: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Preparedness.

Limor Kliker, Michal Mandelboim, Menucha Jurkowicz, Neta S Zuckerman, Enosh Tomer, Yaniv Lustig, Lital Keinan-Boker, Victoria Indenbaum, Ravit Bassal

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Article in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Limor KlikerThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.
Michal MandelboimThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.
Menucha JurkowiczThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.
Neta S ZuckermanThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-6074-2100
Enosh TomerThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.
Yaniv LustigThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.
Lital Keinan-BokerThe Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.
Victoria IndenbaumThe Central Virology laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-7675-0591
Ravit BassalDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Gray Faculty of Medical, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with enhanced immune evasion capabilities poses ongoing challenges for maintaining population-level immunity. This study aim to evaluate neutralizing antibody responses to the wild-type (WT) strain and the Omicron sublineage XBB.1.9 in the Israeli population using serum samples collected between August 2022 and January 2023, prior to widespread circulation of XBB.1.9.

methodsPseudovirus-based microneutralization assays incorporating variant-specific spike proteins were employed to measure neutralizing geometric mean titers (GMTs) across subgroups categorized by age, gender, socioeconomic status, and geographic region.

resultsNeutralizing titers against XBB.1.9 were significantly lower than those against WT across all demographic groups, with a 29-fold reduction in neutralization activity against XBB.1.9, underscoring the immune escape potential of XBB.1.9. For WT, older adults (≥65 years) exhibited higher titers than younger individuals (

conclusionsThese findings demonstrate substantially reduced neutralization of XBB.1.9 compared to WT and reveal disparities in WT immunity by age and region. The results emphasize the need for updated vaccines targeting immune-evasive variants and for tailored vaccination strategies to address regional and demographic gaps in protection.

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immune escapeneutralizing antibodiespopulation immunitySARS-CoV-2vaccine effectivenessXBB.1.9

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PMID41295540
PMCPMC12656813

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