Gayatri Amirthalingam

Mar 27, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Sam Turner |Gayatri Amirthalingam |Dalan Bailey |Dan Barouch

AbstractThe highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.2.86, and its descendants are now the most frequently sequenced variants of SARS-CoV-2. We analyze antibody neutralization data from eight laboratories from the UK, USA, Denmark, and China, including two datasets assessing the effect of XBB.1.5 vaccines, to determine the effect of infection and vaccination history on neutralization of variants up to and including BA.2.86, and produce antibody landscapes to describe these neutralization profiles.

Nov 14, 2023 | inkl.com | Gayatri Amirthalingam

The chickenpox vaccine should be introduced on the NHS for young children, scientists advising the Government have recommended. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises UK health departments, said the jab should be given to all youngsters in two doses when they are aged 12 months and 18 months.