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Perspective Overview of Changing Population Immunity to COVID-19 in the Context of Infection, Vaccination, and Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The changing state of protective immunity to COVID-19 in the global population in the six years since COVID-19's origin in 2019 is examined in the context of the (i) circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in the population, (ii) widespread use of different types of COVID-19 vaccines beginning in December 2020 and continuing to the present time, and (iii) ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 to produce mutant viruses with greater infectivity, replication rate, evasion of immunity, and transmissibility. The outlook, and possible vaccine strategies, for the future control of COVID-19 are also examined.

Source: Pathogens

DOI: 10.3390/pathogens14121197

Author: Ranjan Ramasamy

Institution: ID-FISH Technology (United States)

Language: English

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,654