Prepared for SARS-CoV-3: advancing our understanding of SARS coronavirus antigenic and pathogenic evolution Ghent University
Little more than a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are just beginning to understand how SARS-CoV-2 can overcome host cell entry barriers, outsmart the human immune response, and will evolve in the wake of increasing herd immunity. A major concern is the emergence of variants, which escape immune barriers gradually established through ongoing vaccination campaigns. Another major conundrum of SARSCoV- 2 infections is the very ...