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Viruses & Proteases, Head of Infection Biology Unit, Deutsches Primatenzentrum @DPZ_eu, Decoding viral entry, Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants, Views are my own
Nov 17 11 tweets 2 min read
Our recent study on BA.3.2 is now available. Thanks to Markus Hoffmann, Lu Zhang and @behrens_georg for the great collaboration. Here’s a brief summary of our findings Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 - The Lancet Infectious Diseases thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
Oct 27 5 tweets 1 min read
1️⃣ @behrens_georg , Markus Hoffmann & team examined antibody responses induced by the novel LP.8.1-adapted mRNA vaccine. 2️⃣ Major finding:
The vaccine markedly boosts neutralizing antibody responses against the currently dominant variants NB.1.8.1 and XFG.
➡️ Enhanced protection against severe COVID-19 can be expected.