KP.2-based monovalent mRNA vaccines robustly boost antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2

Affiliations

¹ Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵ Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: dh2994@cumc.columbia.edu.

Qian Wang et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;25(3):e133-e134.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00058-1. Epub 2025 Feb 4.

¹ Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵ Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: dh2994@cumc.columbia.edu.

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