A bivalent ChAd nasal vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1.1 and XBB.1.5 infection and disease in mice and hamsters
B. Ying, T. L. Darling, P. Desai, C.-Y. Liang, I. P. Dmitriev, N. Soudani, T. L. Bricker, E. A. Kashentseva, H. H. Harastani, A. G. Schmidt, D. T. Curiel, A. C. M. Boon, M. S. Diamond
This paper shows a bivalent ChAd nasal vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1.1 and XBB.1.5 in mice and hamsters through mucosal immunity, despite poor serum neutralizing antibody responses.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology