Previous Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 variants

Authors

  • Carlos António Bessa Núcleo de ciências medicas e tropicais do Amapá
  • João Marcelo Lemos Núcleo de ciências medicas e tropicais do Amapá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36557/2674-8169.2022v4n4p03-07

Keywords:

SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, Omicron

Abstract

Catching an earlier version of SARS-CoV-2 – particularly Omicron – provides some immunity against the two rapidly spreading strains. The Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 proved to be more stealthy in evading people's immune defenses than all of their predecessors.

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References

Altarawneh, HN et ai. Pré-impressão em medRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.11.22277448 (2022).

Chemaitelly, H. et ai. Pré-impressão em medRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.06.22277306 (2022).

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Published

2022-07-28

How to Cite

Bessa , C. A., & Lemos, J. M. . (2022). Previous Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 variants. Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences, 4(4), 03–07. https://doi.org/10.36557/2674-8169.2022v4n4p03-07

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2022): July 2022

Section

Original article

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Copyright (c) 2022 Carlos António Bessa , João Marcelo Lemos

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