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    Alter, Galit; Yu, Jingyou; Liu, Jinyan; Chandrashekar, Abishek; Borducchi, Erica N; Tostanoski, Lisa H; McMahan, Katherine; Jacob-Dolan, Catherine; Martinez, David R; Chang, Aiquan; Anioke, Tochi; Lifton, Michelle; Nkolola, Joseph; Stephenson, Kathryn E; Atyeo, Caroline; Shin, Sally; Fields, Paul; Kaplan, Ian; Robins, Harlan; Amanat, Fatima; Krammer, Florian; Baric, Ralph S; Le Gars, Mathieu; Sadoff, Jerald; de Groot, Anne Marit; Heerwegh, Dirk; Struyf, Frank; Douoguih, Macaya; van Hoof, Johan; Schuitemaker, Hanneke; Barouch, Dan H

    Nature (London), 08/2021, Volume: 596, Issue: 7871
    Journal Article

    The Ad26.COV2.S vaccine has demonstrated clinical efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19, including against the B.1.351 variant that is partially resistant to neutralizing antibodies . However, the immunogenicity of this vaccine in humans against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern remains unclear. Here we report humoral and cellular immune responses from 20 Ad26.COV2.S vaccinated individuals from the COV1001 phase I-IIa clinical trial against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain WA1/2020 as well as against the B.1.1.7, CAL.20C, P.1 and B.1.351 variants of concern. Ad26.COV2.S induced median pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titres that were 5.0-fold and 3.3-fold lower against the B.1.351 and P.1 variants, respectively, as compared with WA1/2020 on day 71 after vaccination. Median binding antibody titres were 2.9-fold and 2.7-fold lower against the B.1.351 and P.1 variants, respectively, as compared with WA1/2020. Antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis, complement deposition and natural killer cell activation responses were largely preserved against the B.1.351 variant. CD8 and CD4 T cell responses, including central and effector memory responses, were comparable among the WA1/2020, B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1 and CAL.20C variants. These data show that neutralizing antibody responses induced by Ad26.COV2.S were reduced against the B.1.351 and P.1 variants, but functional non-neutralizing antibody responses and T cell responses were largely preserved against SARS-CoV-2 variants. These findings have implications for vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.