bioRxiv. 2021 Mar 2:2021.03.01.433466. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.01.433466. Preprint.
ABSTRACT
The relative resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 to antibody neutralization has been described recently. We now report that another emergent variant from Brazil, P.1, is not only refractory to multiple neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, but also more resistant to neutralization by convalescent plasma (6.5 fold) and vaccinee sera (2.2-2.8 fold). The P.1 variant threatens current antibody therapies but less so the protective efficacy of our vaccines.
PMID:33688656 | PMC:PMC7941628 | DOI:10.1101/2021.03.01.433466