Persistence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG Antibodies Following COVID-19 Vaccines.
Infect Drug Resist
; 15: 4127-4136, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1974458
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
This study was conducted to investigate antibody immune responses induced by BNT162b2 and AZD1222 human COVID-19 vaccines in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Patients andMethods:
ELISA was used to evaluate antibodies, against the SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 protein, in serum samples from 432 vaccinated individuals at six time points pre-vaccination (baseline), post-prime, post-boost, 6-months, and 1 year post-vaccination, and 3 weeks post a third dose. Virus microneutralization assay was used to confirm antibody responses in a subset of samples.Results:
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG were detected in most subjects post-prime, reached a peak level post-boost, and remained at high level at the 6-month follow-up. At 1 year post-vaccine, the antibody levels were low but increased to a significant level higher than the peak following a third dose. The third dose was given at an average of 250 days after the second dose. The virus microneutralization assay confirmed the neutralization activity of the induced SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies. The vaccines induced higher IgG titres at post-prime (p=0.0001) and 6 months (p=0.006) in previously infected individuals. An increased interval between prime and boost, more than recommended time, appeared to enhance the IgG levels (p=0004). Moreover, the vaccines induced higher IgG levels in younger subjects (p=0.01).Conclusion:
These data provide insights and build on the current understanding of immune responses induced by these two vaccines; and support a third boosting dose for these COVID-19 vaccines.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Drug Resist
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
IDR.S362848
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