2022
Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing to Estimate the Contribution of Immune Evasion and Waning Immunity on Decreasing COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness
Lind M, Copin R, McCarthy S, Coppi A, Warner F, Ferguson D, Duckwall C, Borg R, Muenker M, Overton J, Hamon S, Zhou A, Cummings D, Ko A, Hamilton J, Schulz W, Hitchings M. Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing to Estimate the Contribution of Immune Evasion and Waning Immunity on Decreasing COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 227: 663-674. PMID: 36408616, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHepatitis DHumansImmune EvasionSARS-CoV-2Vaccine EfficacyConceptsVaccine effectivenessImmune evasionDelta infectionVE estimatesSecond doseTest-negative case-control studySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Whole-genome sequencingCOVID-19 vaccine effectivenessRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Case-control studyCoronavirus 2Calendar periodDelta variantInfectionDoseEvasionDaysLow effectivenessImmunityVariantsRapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is associated with an infection advantage over Delta in vaccinated persons
Chaguza C, Coppi A, Earnest R, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Warner F, Young HP, Breban MI, Billig K, Koch RT, Pham K, Kalinich CC, Ott IM, Fauver JR, Hahn AM, Tikhonova IR, Castaldi C, De Kumar B, Pettker CM, Warren JL, Weinberger DM, Landry ML, Peaper DR, Schulz W, Vogels CBF, Grubaugh ND. Rapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is associated with an infection advantage over Delta in vaccinated persons. Med 2022, 3: 325-334.e4. PMID: 35399324, PMCID: PMC8983481, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike gene target failureSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantPositivity rateOmicron variantOmicron infectionVaccine dosesVaccine-induced immunityNumber of dosesTest positivity rateOdds of infectionSARS-CoV-2Significant reductionDominant Delta variantUnvaccinated personsVaccination statusHigher oddsDelta variantInfectionVaccine manufacturersDisease controlVirus copiesDosesPCR testOddsTarget failure
2021
Myopericarditis in young adults presenting to the emergency department after receiving a second COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine
Fleming‐Nouri A, Haimovich AD, Yang D, Schulz WL, Coppi A, Taylor RA. Myopericarditis in young adults presenting to the emergency department after receiving a second COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 802-805. PMID: 34310793, PMCID: PMC8441914, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14307.Peer-Reviewed Original Research