Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant was first identified in the state of Maharashtra in late 2020 and spread throughout India, outcompeting pre-existing lineages including B.1.617.1 (Kappa) and B.1.1.7 (Alpha)1. In vitro, B.1.617.2 is 6-fold less sensitive to serum neutralising antibodies from recovered individuals, and 8-fold less sensitive to vaccine-elicited antibodies as compared to wild type (WT) Wuhan-1 bearing D614G. Serum neutralising titres against B.1.617.2 were lower in ChAdOx-1 versus BNT162b2 vaccinees. B.1.617.2 spike pseudotyped viruses exhibited compromised sensitivity to monoclonal antibodies against the receptor binding domain (RBD) and N- terminal domain (NTD). B.1.617.2 demonstrated higher replication efficiency in both airway organoid and human airway epithelial systems compared to B.1.1.7, associated with B.1.617.2 spike in a predominantly cleaved state compared to B.1.1.7. The B.1.617.2 spike protein was able to mediate highly efficient syncytium formation that was less sensitive to inhibition by neutralising antibody as compared to WT spike. Additionally we observed that B.1.617.2 had higher replication and spike mediated entry as compared to B.1.617.1, potentially explaining B.1.617.2 dominance. In an analysis of over 130 SARS-CoV-2 infected healthcare workers across three centres in India during a period of mixed lineage circulation, we observed reduced ChAdOx-1 vaccine effectiveness against B.1.617.2 relative to non- B.1.617.2, with the caveat of possible residual confounding. Compromised vaccine efficacy against the highly fit and immune evasive B.1.617.2 Delta variant warrants continued infection control measures in the post-vaccination era.
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These authors contributed equally: Petra Mlcochova, Steven Kemp, Mahesh Shanker Dhar, Partha Rakshit, Anurag Agrawal and Ravindra K. Gupta
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Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID), Cambridge, UK
Petra Mlcochova, Steven Kemp, Bo Meng, Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira, Rawlings Datir, Adam Abdullahi, Stephen Baker, Gordon Dougan, Paul J. Lehner, Paul A. Lyons, Nicholas J. Matheson, Ben Bullman & Ravindra K. Gupta
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Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Petra Mlcochova, Steven Kemp, Bo Meng, Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira, Rawlings Datir, Dami A. Collier, Adam Abdullahi, Stephen Baker, Gordon Dougan, Christoph Hess, Paul J. Lehner, Paul A. Lyons, Nicholas J. Matheson, Charlotte Summers, James E. D. Thaventhiran, Mark Toshner, Michael P. Weekes, Benjamin J. Dunmore, Stefan Gräf, Kelvin Hunter, Ekaterina Legchenko, Cecilia Matara, Jennifer Martin, Federica Mescia, Ciara O’Donnell, Linda Pointon, Nicole Pond, Joy Shih, Rachel Sutcliffe, Tobias Tilly, Carmen Treacy, Zhen Tong, Jennifer Wood, Marta Wylot, Laura Bergamaschi, Ariana Betancourt, Georgie Bower, Chiara Cossetti, Aloka De Sa, Madeline Epping, Stuart Fawke, Nick Gleadall, Richard Grenfell, Andrew Hinch, Sarah Jackson, Isobel Jarvis, Ben Krishna, Ommar Omarjee, Marianne Perera, Martin Potts, Nathan Richoz, Veronika Romashova, Luca Stefanucci, Mateusz Strezlecki, Lori Turner, Eckart M. D. D. De Bie, Katherine Bunclark, Masa Josipovic, Michael Mackay, William L. Hamilton & Ravindra K. Gupta
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University College London, London, UK
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National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi, India
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Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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