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The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study
Townsend JP, Hassler HB, Wang Z, Miura S, Singh J, Kumar S, Ruddle NH, Galvani AP, Dornburg A. The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study. The Lancet Microbe 2021, 2: e666-e675. PMID: 34632431, PMCID: PMC8486316, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00219-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurability of immunitySARS-CoV-2Human-infecting coronavirusesProbability of reinfectionAntibody levelsMERS-CoVSARS-CoVLong-term immune responsePeak antibody responsePublic health decision makingCOVID-19 pandemic continuesEndemic conditionsCOVID-19 morbidityPublic health measuresVirus SARS-CoVHealth decision makingOptical density levelsDevastating COVID-19 pandemicAntibody declineLikely reinfectionAntibody responseEndemic coronavirusesHCoV-NL63Immune responseHuman coronavirusesInfection by SARS‐CoV‐2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting
Townsend J, Hassler H, Dornburg A. Infection by SARS‐CoV‐2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting. Journal Of Medical Virology 2023, 95: e28461. PMID: 36602045, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Anti-spike IgG antibodiesWaning of antibodiesVaccine boostingBooster vaccinationBreakthrough infectionsAntibody levelsIgG antibodiesMRNA vaccinesProbability of infectionInfectionEndemic transmissionIndividual infectionsPredominant variantCOVID-19 pandemicMessenger RNAAntibodiesDisease spreadBNT162b2HospitalizationMorbidityVaccinationWidespread uptakeVaccineMortality
2019
Modelling microbial infection to address global health challenges
Fitzpatrick MC, Bauch CT, Townsend JP, Galvani AP. Modelling microbial infection to address global health challenges. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1612-1619. PMID: 31541212, PMCID: PMC6800015, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0565-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOptimization of modelsGlobal health challengeDisease transmission dynamicsHealth challengesEpidemiological modellingAccuracy of predictionDifferent intervention strategiesPandemic preparednessInfectious diseasesTransmission dynamicsMicrobial infectionsIntervention strategiesModel developmentPublic healthDiseaseHIV crisisModelOptimizationRiskHealthDynamicsModellingClose collaborationMethodological advancesModelers