Browsing COVID-19 Research by Author "Yassine, Hadi M."
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Analytic comparison between three high-throughput commercial SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays reveals minor discrepancies in a high-incidence population
Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Dargham, Soha R; Shurrab, Farah; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Rahim, Hanan F Abdul; Yassine, Hadi M; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G; Qotba, Hamda; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Tang, Patrick; Bertollini, Roberto; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Althani, Asmaa A; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)Performance of three automated commercial serological IgG-based assays was investigated for assessing SARS-CoV-2 "ever" (past or current) infection in a population-based sample in a high exposure setting. PCR and serological ... -
Antiviral activity of glucose-derived reactive metabolite, methylglyoxal against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
AlKhatib, Hebah A M; ElBashir, Israa; Yassine, Hadi M.; Thornalley, Paul J; Rabbani, Naila ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2022 , Article)Background: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a global health emergency. With incomplete vaccination and incomplete protection of the vaccinated population, there remains an urgent ... -
Assessment of the Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection in an Intense Reexposure Setting
Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Malek, Joel A.; Ahmed, Ayeda A.; Mohamoud, Yasmin A.; Younuskunju, Shameem; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( NLM (Medline) , 2021 , Article)BACKGROUND: Risk of reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unknown. We assessed the risk and incidence rate of documented SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a cohort of laboratory-confirmed ... -
Association of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Risk of Breakthrough Infection Following mRNA Vaccination in Qatar.
Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Coyle, Peter; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( American Medical Association , 2021 , Article)The effect of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on vaccine protection remains poorly understood. To assess protection from SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection after mRNA vaccination among persons with vs without prior SARS-CoV-2 ... -
Associations of Vaccination and of Prior Infection with Positive PCR Test Results for SARS-CoV-2 in Airline Passengers Arriving in Qatar
Bertollini, Roberto; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( American Medical Association , 2021 , Other)The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has severely affected international travel. With efficacious COVID-19 vaccines available, Qatar implemented a pilot program between February 18 and April 26, 2021, to ease travel restrictions by ... -
Biological Properties of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Epidemiological Impact and Clinical Consequences
Hoteit, R.; Hoteit, Reem; Yassine, Hadi M. ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a virus that belongs to the coronavirus family and is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of May 2022, it had caused more than 500 million ... -
Bivalent mRNA-1273.214 vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 omicron XBB* infections
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Faust, Jeremy S.; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H.; Latif, Ali N.; Shaik, Riyazuddin M.; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors (2023 , Article)In October of 2022, Qatar introduced COVID-19 bivalent vaccination for persons ≥ 12 years using the 50-μg mRNA-1273.214 vaccine combining SARS-CoV-2 ancestral and omicron BA.1 strains.1 We estimated this vaccine’s effectiveness ... -
BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar.
Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Ayoub, Houssein H; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Researc , 2021 , Article)With the global expansion of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, we conducted a matched test-negative case-control study to assess the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines ... -
Can commercial automated immunoassays be utilized to predict neutralizing antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection? A comparative study between three different assays.
Ismail, Ahmed; Shurrab, Farah M; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel T; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Qotba, Hamda; Al-Shaar, Ibrahim Abdu; Yassine, Hadi M; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( IMR , 2021 , Article)Background: High-throughput assays that can infer neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 are of great importance for assessing the immunity induced by natural infection and COVID-19 vaccines. We aimed to evaluate the ... -
Challenges in Laboratory Diagnosis of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Salma; Al-Jamal, Ola; Daas, Hanin I; Yassine, Hadi M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread worldwide since its discovery in Wuhan city, China in December 2019. A comprehensive strategy, including surveillance, diagnostics, research, ... -
Characterizing the effective reproduction number during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Qatar’s experience
Bsat, Raghid; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Yassine, Hadi M; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al Kha, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Ayoub, Houssein H... more authors ... less authors ( International Society of Global Health , 2022 , Article)Background: The effective reproduction number, Rt, is a tool to track and understand epidemic dynamics. This investigation of Rt estimations was conducted to guide the national COVID-19 response in Qatar, from the onset ... -
Comparative analysis of within-host diversity among vaccinated COVID-19 patients infected with different SARS-CoV-2 variants
Hebah A., Al-Khatib; Smatti, Maria K.; Ali, Fatma H.; Zedan, Hadeel T.; Thomas, Swapna; Ahmed, Muna N.; El-kahlout, Reham A.; Al Bader, Mashael A.; Elgakhlab, Dina; Coyle, Peter V.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Al Thani, Asma A.; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a rapidly evolving RNA virus that mutates within hosts and exists as viral quasispecies. Here, we evaluated the within-host diversity among vaccinated and ... -
Comparison of antibody immune responses between BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in naïve and previously infected individuals.
Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Shurrab, Farah M; Ismail, Ahmed; Amanullah, Fathima Humaira; Thomas, Swapna; Aldewik, Nader; Yassine, Hadi M; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Abu-Raddad, Laith; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)Two mRNA vaccines, Pfizer-BNT162b2 and Moderna-mRNA-1273, obtained the Emergency Use Listing by WHO for preventing COVID-19. However, little is known about the difference in antibody responses induced by these two mRNA ... -
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Disease Severity in Children Infected With the Omicron Variant
Butt, A.A.; Butt, Adeel A.; Dargham, Soha R.; Loka, Srusvin; Shaik, Riyazuddin M.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Coyle, Peter V.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Smatti, Maria K.; Kaleeckal, Anvar H.; Latif, Ali Nizar; Zaqout, Ahmed; Almaslamani, Muna A.; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abou-Samra, Abdul Badi; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( NLM (Medline) , 2022 , Article)SHORT SUMMARY: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection from the Omicron variant in children/adolescents is less severe than infection from the Delta variant. Those 6 to <18 years also have less severe ... -
COVID-19 Disease Severity in Persons Infected with Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 Sublineages and Association with Vaccination Status
Butt, Adeel A.; Dargham, Soha R.; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Abou-Samra, Abdul Badi; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( American Medical Association , 2022 , Other)[No abstract available] -
Covid-19 Vaccine Protection among Children and Adolescents in Qatar.
Chemaitelly, Hiam; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Ayoub, Houssein H; Altarawneh, Heba N; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H; Latif, Ali N; Shaik, Riyazuddin M; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Article)The BNT162b2 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been authorized for use in children 5 to 11 years of age and adolescents 12 to 17 years of age but in different antigen doses. We assessed the real-world ... -
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases
Marei, Reham M.; Emara, Mohamed M.; Elsaied, Omar M.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Chivese, Tawanda; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Althani, Mohamed H.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Farag, Elmoubasher A.; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)© Copyright © 2020 Marei, Emara, Elsaied, Nasrallah, Chivese, Al-Romaihi, Althani, Al Thani, Farag and Yassine. Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to claim hundreds of thousands of people's lives. It mostly affects the elderly ... -
Detection of Antinuclear Antibodies Targeting Intracellular Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Apoptotic Processes and Cell Death in Critical COVID-19 Patients
Nasarallah, Gheyath K.; Fakhroo, Aisha D.; Khan, Taushif; Cyprian, Farhan S.; Al Ali, Fatima; Ata, Manar M.A.; Taleb, Sara; Zedan, Hadeel T.; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Amanullah, Fathima H.; Hssain, Ali A.; Eid, Ali H.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Marr, Nico; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , 2022 , Article)Background and Objectives: The heterogeneity of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) lies within its diverse symptoms and severity, ranging from mild to lethal. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a leading ... -
Diagnostic Efficiency of Three Fully Automated Serology Assays and Their Correlation with a Novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 Individuals
Younes, Salma; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Shurrab, Farah; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Younes, Nadin; Dargham, Soha R.; Al-Dewik, Nader; Qotba, Hamda; Syed, Mohamed; Alnuaimi, Ahmed; Yassine, Hadi M.; Tang, Patrick; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Abstract: To support the deployment of serology assays for population screening during the COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the performance of three fully automated SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays: Mindray CL-900i® (target: spike [S] ... -
Distinct antibody repertoires against endemic human coronaviruses in children and adults.
Khan, Taushif; Rahman, Mahbuba; Al Ali, Fatima; Huang, Susie Sy; Ata, Manar; Zhang, Qian; Bastard, Paul; Liu, Zhiyong; Jouanguy, Emmanuelle; Beziat, Vivien; Cobat, Aurélie; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Yassine, Hadi M; Smatti, Maria K; Saeed, Amira; Vandernoot, Isabelle; Goffard, Jean-Christophe; Smits, Guillaume; Migeotte, Isabelle; Haerynck, Filomeen; Meyts, Isabelle; Abel, Laurent; Casanova, Jean-Laurent; Hasan, Mohammad R; Marr, Nico... more authors ... less authors ( American Society for Clinical Investigation , 2021 , Article)Four endemic human coronaviruses (HCoVs) are commonly associated with acute respiratory infection in humans. B cell responses to these "common cold" viruses remain incompletely understood. Here we report a comprehensive ...