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. 2023 Mar;23(3):272-273.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00007-5. Epub 2023 Jan 30.

Recalling ancestral SARS-CoV-2 variants: is it an original sin with benefits?

Sebastian Hoehl  1 , Sandra Ciesek  2
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Recalling ancestral SARS-CoV-2 variants: is it an original sin with benefits?

Sebastian Hoehl et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

SC reports once being a part of a clinical advisory board of BioNTech in 2020. SH and SC received study support from Roche diagnostics.

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