SARS-CoV-2 Hybrid Immunity: The Best of Both Worlds
Ninaad Lasrado, Dan H. Barouch
Abstract
Three and a half years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the nature and durability of protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still remains unclear. Current COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have been shown to provide minimal protection against infection with XBB variants but substantial protection against severe disease. However, such protection appears to wane quickly. In contrast, protection from the combination of both vaccination and infection, termed "hybrid immunity", has been shown to be greater in magnitude and durability than that provided by either vaccine immunity or natural immunity alone.
Topics & Concepts
ImmunityVaccinationPandemicImmunologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyCoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineHerd immunityInnate immune system2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDiseaseImmune systemBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakInternal medicineSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Virus Infections Studies