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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “July–September 2022 in science”
Antibodies targeting the S2 subunit of SARS-CoV-2's spike protein are found to neutralise multiple coronavirus variants.[source retracted]
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SARS-CoV-2 S2–targeted vaccination elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies
Kevin W Ng, Nikhil Faulkner, Katja Finsterbusch, Mary Wu et al.
Science Translational Medicine · published July 2022 · cited 109 times by other papers
Retracted Oct 14, 2026
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