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Omicron BA.4/BA.5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA.1 infection

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  • Khadija Khan

    (Africa Health Research Institute
    University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Farina Karim

    (Africa Health Research Institute
    University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Yashica Ganga

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Mallory Bernstein

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Zesuliwe Jule

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Kajal Reedoy

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Sandile Cele

    (Africa Health Research Institute
    University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Gila Lustig

    (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa)

  • Daniel Amoako

    (National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service
    University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Nicole Wolter

    (National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service
    University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Natasha Samsunder

    (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa)

  • Aida Sivro

    (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
    University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • James Emmanuel San

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform)

  • Jennifer Giandhari

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform)

  • Houriiyah Tegally

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Sureshnee Pillay

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform)

  • Yeshnee Naidoo

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform)

  • Matilda Mazibuko

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Yoliswa Miya

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Nokuthula Ngcobo

    (Africa Health Research Institute)

  • Nithendra Manickchund

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Nombulelo Magula

    (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal)

  • Quarraisha Abdool Karim

    (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
    Columbia University)

  • Anne Gottberg

    (National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service
    University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Salim S. Abdool Karim

    (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
    Columbia University)

  • Willem Hanekom

    (Africa Health Research Institute
    University College London)

  • Bernadett I. Gosnell

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Richard J. Lessells

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform)

  • Tulio Oliveira

    (KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform
    Stellenbosch University
    University of Washington)

  • Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Alex Sigal

    (Africa Health Research Institute
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
    Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
    Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology)

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages, first detected in South Africa, have changes relative to Omicron BA.1 including substitutions in the spike receptor binding domain. Here we isolated live BA.4 and BA.5 viruses and measured BA.4/BA.5 neutralization elicited by BA.1 infection either in the absence or presence of previous vaccination as well as from vaccination without BA.1 infection. In BA.1-infected unvaccinated individuals, neutralization relative to BA.1 declines 7.6-fold for BA.4 and 7.5-fold for BA.5. In vaccinated individuals with subsequent BA.1 infection, neutralization relative to BA.1 decreases 3.2-fold for BA.4 and 2.6-fold for BA.5. The fold-drop versus ancestral virus neutralization in this group is 4.0-fold for BA.1, 12.9-fold for BA.4, and 10.3-fold for BA.5. In contrast, BA.4/BA.5 escape is similar to BA.1 in the absence of BA.1 elicited immunity: fold-drop relative to ancestral virus neutralization is 19.8-fold for BA.1, 19.6-fold for BA.4, and 20.9-fold for BA.5. These results show considerable escape of BA.4/BA.5 from BA.1 elicited immunity which is moderated with vaccination and may indicate that BA.4/BA.5 may have the strongest selective advantage in evading neutralization relative to BA.1 in unvaccinated, BA.1 infected individuals.

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  • Khadija Khan & Farina Karim & Yashica Ganga & Mallory Bernstein & Zesuliwe Jule & Kajal Reedoy & Sandile Cele & Gila Lustig & Daniel Amoako & Nicole Wolter & Natasha Samsunder & Aida Sivro & James Emm, 2022. "Omicron BA.4/BA.5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA.1 infection," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32396-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32396-9
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