Bivalent mRNA booster broadens humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants Immunity Omicron SARSCoV2 Coronavirus Disease COVID Bivalent mRNA biorxivpreprint EmoryUniversity Stanford NIAIDNews NIH
By Neha MathurNov 2 2022Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers at Emory University, Stanford University, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases evaluated whether bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 boosters conferred protection against new Omicron subvariants.
However, after their authorization and uptake, more Omicron subvariants have been identified with mutations in the receptor binding domain that confer them with the potential to escape vaccine sera. In fact, the R346T mutation, which has arisen in many Omicron subvariants, confers them with the potential to escape vaccine-elicited and approved monoclonal antibodies.
Study findings and conclusion Individuals in the study cohorts that received one or two monovalent boosters exhibited much-reduced FRNT titers against Omicron subvariants. The effect was most profound against BA.2.75.2 and BQ.1.1, which have the R346T mutation. On the contrary, BA.5-containing bivalent booster recipients exhibited good neutralizing activity against all Omicron subvariants.
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