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Vaccine Vs Mutation COVID-19: Faiza Hatim
Vaccine Vs Mutation COVID-19: Faiza Hatim
F a iz a Hatim
Outlines
Epidemiology COVID 19
COVID-19 Mutation
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/indonesia/
COVID-19 cases per 100.000 population (17-23 January 2022)
https://covid19.go.id/artikel/2022/01/27/data-vaksinasi-covid-19-update-27-januari-2022
COVID-19 Mutation
• The emergence of various variants of Covid-19 is caused by
mutations.
• A mutation refers to a single change in a virus’s genome (genetic
code)
• A variant is a viral genome (genetic code) that may contain one or
more mutations.
• Mutation might “potentially” cause vaccine less efficient, but not
inefficient.
• One or even three mutations, it’s expected the antibodies will still
recognize the variant
• RNA viruses mutate faster than DNA viruses.
COVID-19 Mutation
Disease
Transmission
severity
Public health
and social
measures
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-effects-of-virus-variants-on-covid-19-vaccines
SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions
Variants Under
Variant of
Monitored
Interest (VOI)
(VUM)
https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/
Variants of Concern
WHO label Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Omicron
Transmissibility Increased transmissibility Increased Increased Increased Increased
transmissibility transmissibility transmissibility transmissibility
Disease severity Possible increased risk of Possible increased risk Possible increased risk Possible increased Reduced risk of
hospitalization, possible of hospitalization, of hospitalization, risk of hospitalization and
increased risk of severe possible increased in- possible increased risk hospitalization severe disease
disease and death hospital mortality of severe disease
Risk of reinfection Neutralizing activity retained, Reduction in neutralizing Moderate reduction in Reduction in Increased risk of
risk of reinfection remains activity reported; T cell neutralizing activity neutralizing reinfection
similar response elicited by reported activity reported
D614G virus remains
effective
Impacts on Limited impact--no impact on No impact on RT-PCR or None reported to date No impact on RT- PCR continues to detect
diagnostics overall result from multiple Ag RDTs observed PCR or Ag RDTs Omicron. Impact on Ag-
target RT-PCR; No impact on observed RDTs is under
Ag RDTs observed investigation: Results are
mixed as to whether or
not there may be
decreased sensitivity to
detect Omicron
• 2 dose MRNA-1273 → VE in
14-90 days against delta
variant 82,8%.
• 2 dose MRNA-1273 → VE in
14-90 days against omicron
variant 30,4%
Tseng et al:
• 3 dose MRNA-1273 → VE
against delta variant 95.9%
• 3 dose MRNA-1273 → VE
against omicron variant
64,1%
Astra Zeneca 74,5% after 2nd dose1 67% after 2nd dose1
(ChAdOx1)
1https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04646590
Andrews N, et al. 2022.
Vaccine effectiveness (%) against symptomatic diseases for
Delta and Omicron