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Infection 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
2022
Quarantine and serial testing for variants of SARS-CoV-2 with benefits of vaccination and boosting on consequent control of COVID-19
Wells CR, Pandey A, Gokcebel S, Krieger G, Donoghue AM, Singer BH, Moghadas SM, Galvani AP, Townsend JP. Quarantine and serial testing for variants of SARS-CoV-2 with benefits of vaccination and boosting on consequent control of COVID-19. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac100. PMID: 35909795, PMCID: PMC9335027, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Serial testingSerial testing strategyHigh population immunityQuarantine durationBenefits of vaccinationSARS-CoV-2 variantsDisease time courseCOVID-19CoV-2 variantsPublic health toolVaccine boostingThird doseVaccination statusVaccination coveragePopulation immunityCoV-2Health toolsDisease control effortsInfected casesLocal transmissionInfectiousness profileVaccinationTime courseImmunity