Publications

Low antibody levels associated with significantly increased rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a highly vaccinated population from the US National Basketball Association.

Author(s): Tai CG, Haviland MJ, Kissler SM, Lucia RM, Merson M, Maragakis LL, Ho DD, Anderson DJ, DiFiori J, Grubaugh ND, Grad YH, Mack CDJournal: J Med VirolPMID: 38465748 March 2024

SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels may serve as a correlate for immunity and could inform optimal booster timing. The relationship between antibody…

The “Bubble”: What Can Be Learned from the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2019-20 Season Restart in Orlando during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Author(s): Mack CD, Merson MH, Sims L, Maragakis LL, Davis R, Tai CG, Meisel P, Grad YH, Ho DD, Anderson DJ, LeMay C, DiFiori JJournal: J Appl Lab MedPMID: 37902472 October 2023

The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. To safely complete the…

Viral kinetics of sequential SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Hay JA, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Anderson DJ, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YHJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 37798265 October 2023

The impact of a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on the progression of subsequent infections has been unclear. Using a convenience sample…

Quantifying the impact of immune history and variant on SARS-CoV-2 viral kinetics and infection rebound: a retrospective cohort study

Author(s): Hay JA, Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Samant RM, Connolly S, Anderson DJ, Khullar G, MacKay M, Patel M, Kelly S, Manhertz A, Eiter I, Salgado D, Baker T, Howard B, Dudley JT, Mason CE, Nair M, Huang Y, DiFiori J, Ho DD, Grubaugh N, Grad YHJournal: ElifePMID: 36383192 November 2022

The combined impact of immunity and SARS-CoV-2 variants on viral kinetics during infections has been unclear. We characterized 1,280 infections…

Association Between COVID-19 Booster Vaccination and Omicron Infection in a Highly Vaccinated Cohort of Players and Staff in the National Basketball Association.

Author(s): Tai CG, Maragakis LL, Connolly S, DiFiori J, Anderson DJ, Grad YH, Mack CDJournal: JAMAPMID: 35653123 June 2022

Viral dynamics and duration of PCR positivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Author(s): Hay JA, Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Samant RM, Connelly S, Anderson DJ, Khullar G, MacKay M, Patel M, Kelly S, Manhertz A, Eiter I, Salgado D, Baker T, Dudley JT, Mason CE, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YHJournal: DASH January 2022

The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant is responsible for a major wave of COVID-19, with record case counts reflecting high transmissibility and…

Viral Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Persons.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Breban MI, Watkins AE, Samant RM, Anderson DJ, Metti J, Khullar G, Baits R, MacKay M, Salgado D, Baker T, Dudley JT, Mason CE, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YHJournal: N Engl J MedPMID: 34941024 December 2021