A preview of COVID-19 vaccination and treatment

Vaccination or recent exposure to infection with SARS-CoV-2 currently grants the vast majority of the population considerable immunity and thereby protection against severe disease. It is yet unknow how long this protection lasts. Continuous changes of the viral genotype and phenotype herein play an important role, in particular the variant-specific alterations of the spike protein. Protection by T-cell immunity seems to be more preserved in the event of changes in the virus as compared to antibody-mediated host defences. Furthermore, the continuous succession of virus variants also directly and indirectly affects the effectiveness of medical treatment. Regarding immune-modulating as well as anti-viral therapy, the viral characteristics of the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variant in combination with the level of host immunity will determine whether their use makes sense, and for which patients. The number of patients needed to treat to prevent a clinically negative outcome herein represents an important figure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:166

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 166(2022) vom: 12. Mai

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Een vooruitblik op covid-19-vaccinatie en -behandeling

Beteiligte Personen:

de Boer, Mark G J [VerfasserIn]
Bonten, Marc J M [VerfasserIn]
Huckriede, Anke L W [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 31.08.2022

Date Revised 19.09.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345541308