Viral traits from deep mutational scanning and socio-demographic context predict SARS-CoV-2 lineage fitness across diverse countries
Viral traits and socio-economic context jointly shaped SARS-CoV-2 variant fitness. Immune escape was more influential for lineage growth in low-resource settings, emphasizing the need for equitable vaccine access and targeted interventions against the spread of immune-escape variants.
Authors
- Hsiang‐Yu Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-0012)
- Zhaojun Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-5136)
Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108260
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- City University of Hong Kong