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Published in: Virology Journal 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | SARS-CoV-2 | Brief Report

Discovery of vaccine-like recombinant SARS-CoV-2 circulating in human

Authors: Daniel Chang He, Cheng-Qiang He

Published in: Virology Journal | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

For viral diseases, vaccination with live attenuated vaccine (LAV) is one of the most effective means for fighting the diseases. However, LAV occasionally overflows from vaccinated individuals circulate in the population with unforeseen consequences. Currently, SARS-CoV-2 LAVs are undergoing clinical trials. In this study, we found that the viruses isolated from Indian SARS CoV-2 infected persons may be candidate LAV-derived strains, indicating the risk of SARS-CoV-2 LAV spillover from vaccinated persons, increasing the complexity of SARS-CoV-2 detection. In addition, the property of frequent recombination of SARS-CoV-2 increases the chance of LAV virulence reversion. Therefore, how to distinguish the LAV viruses from the wild strain and how to avoid the recombination of the circulating vaccine strain and the wild strain are the challenges currently faced by SARS CoV-2 LAV development.
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Metadata
Title
Discovery of vaccine-like recombinant SARS-CoV-2 circulating in human
Authors
Daniel Chang He
Cheng-Qiang He
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
SARS-CoV-2
Published in
Virology Journal / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1743-422X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-022-01945-5

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