Vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease

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Vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease (VAERD), or simply enhanced respiratory disease (ERD), refers to an adverse event where an exacerbated course of respiratory disease occurs with higher incidence in the vaccinated population in comparison with the control group. It is one of the barriers against vaccine development and can lead to its failure.[1]

Immunologically, VAERD is characterized with an exaggerated Th2 response and eosinophilic pulmonary infiltrations.[2] It is thought to arise as a result of antibody-mediated complement activation followed by weak neutralization.[3]

Historical instances of the phenomenon were seen in vaccine candidates for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as well as some Influenza strains.[1][4][5]

During the efforts to develop COVID-19 vaccines, whose target, SARS-CoV2, belongs to the same viral subfamily as SARS-CoV and MERS, concerns were raised about the possibility of exhibiting VAERD. Despite being monitored, the effect wasn't shown in phase III clinical trials for both Tozinameran and the Moderna vaccine.[2][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Acosta, Patricio L.; Caballero, Mauricio T.; Polack, Fernando P.; Papasian, C. J. (2016). "Brief History and Characterization of Enhanced Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease". Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 23 (3): 189–195. doi:10.1128/CVI.00609-15. ISSN 1556-6811.
  2. ^ a b Baden, Lindsey R.; El Sahly, Hana M.; Essink, Brandon; Kotloff, Karen; Frey, Sharon; Novak, Rick; Diemert, David; Spector, Stephen A.; Rouphael, Nadine; Creech, C. Buddy; McGettigan, John; Khetan, Shishir; Segall, Nathan; Solis, Joel; Brosz, Adam; Fierro, Carlos; Schwartz, Howard; Neuzil, Kathleen; Corey, Larry; Gilbert, Peter; Janes, Holly; Follmann, Dean; Marovich, Mary; Mascola, John; Polakowski, Laura; Ledgerwood, Julie; Graham, Barney S.; Bennett, Hamilton; Pajon, Rolando; Knightly, Conor; Leav, Brett; Deng, Weiping; Zhou, Honghong; Han, Shu; Ivarsson, Melanie; Miller, Jacqueline; Zaks, Tal (2021). "Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine". New England Journal of Medicine. 384 (5): 403–416. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2035389. ISSN 0028-4793.
  3. ^ Richard W. Compans; Michael B. A. Oldstone (8 October 2014). Influenza Pathogenesis and Control - Volume I. Springer. pp. 315–320. ISBN 978-3-319-11155-1.
  4. ^ Agrawal, Anurodh Shankar; Tao, Xinrong; Algaissi, Abdullah; Garron, Tania; Narayanan, Krishna; Peng, Bi-Hung; Couch, Robert B.; Tseng, Chien-Te K. (2016). "Immunization with inactivated Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus vaccine leads to lung immunopathology on challenge with live virus". Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 12 (9): 2351–2356. doi:10.1080/21645515.2016.1177688. ISSN 2164-5515.
  5. ^ Bottazzi, Maria Elena; Strych, Ulrich; Hotez, Peter J.; Corry, David B. (2020). "Coronavirus vaccine-associated lung immunopathology-what is the significance?". Microbes and Infection. 22 (9): 403–404. doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2020.06.007. ISSN 1286-4579. PMC 7318931.
  6. ^ FDA Review of Efficacy and Safety of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization Request (PDF). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Report). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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