Category: Qatar
Recombination potential between SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV
A June 2021 preprint looking at the potential for a MERS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 recombination event is receiving a lot of social media attention today following rumours of MERS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 infections at the World Cup in Qatar. … ...More...
Lancet: Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination
The Lancet have published a new article comparing the protection given by a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection versus mRNA vaccination.… ...More...
Preprint: Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection
“Effectiveness of primary infection against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 reinfection was 97.3% (95% CI: 94.9- 98.6%), irrespective of the variant of primary infection or reinfection, and with no evidence for waning.”… ...More...
Preprint: Prior natural infection compared to mRNA vaccination for SARS-CoV-2
Natural infection was associated with stronger and more durable protection against infection, regardless of the variant, than mRNA primary-series vaccination.… ...More...