4/ Dieses Phänomen wird nach dieser Studie von @themenacherylab evtl. dadurch verstärkt, dass die Omikron spezifische Mutation N679K nahe der Furin-Spaltstelle dafür sorgt, dass im bivalenten Impfstoff deutlich weniger BA.5- als WT-Spike enthalten ist.
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RT @themenacherylab
N679K in boosters may mean much less spike protein than expected. In the context of the bivalent vaccines, WT to Omicron spike ratios may shift from an e…
https://twitter.com/TheMenacheryLab/status/1648465843062472704
“N679K in boosters may mean much less spike protein than expected. In the context of the bivalent vaccines, WT to Omicron spike ratios may shift from an expected 1:1 to possibly ~5:1. These could explain only modest improvement with the omicron targeted boosters. (9/N)”
8/ Ausführlicher thread in dem die Ergebnisse der umfangreichen Studie der Arbeitsgruppe von @yunlong_cao erläutert werden.
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RT @yunlong_cao
Our findings also suggest the WT component should be abandoned when updating COVID-19 vaccine antigen compositions to XBB lineages, and those who haven't been exposed to Omicron yet should receive two updated vaccine boosters. 31/n
https://twitter.com/yunlong_cao/status/1653805038320635906
9/ Ergänzend sehr interessanter thread von @veeslerlab zur Einordnung der Studie von @yunlong_cao zum Thema Imprinting:
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RT @veeslerlab
Very interesting preprint @yunlong_cao in which immune imprinting was overcome in these cohorts.
https://twitter.com/yunlong_cao/status/1653804041821093889
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https://twitter.com/veeslerlab/status/1654167818038804484
“Sharing our latest work on SARS-CoV-2 immune imprinting. Main finding: Repeated Omicron infection/boosting alleviates WT vaccine-induced immune imprinting by generating many potent XBB-neutralizing Omicron-specific antibodies that target new RBD epitopes. https://t.co/cqWNisbp3u”