Age-related immune response heterogeneity to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2

© 2021. The Author(s)..

Although two-dose mRNA vaccination provides excellent protection against SARS-CoV-2, there is little information about vaccine efficacy against variants of concern (VOC) in individuals above eighty years of age1. Here we analysed immune responses following vaccination with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine2 in elderly participants and younger healthcare workers. Serum neutralization and levels of binding IgG or IgA after the first vaccine dose were lower in older individuals, with a marked drop in participants over eighty years old. Sera from participants above eighty showed lower neutralization potency against the B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.351 (Beta) and P.1. (Gamma) VOC than against the wild-type virus and were more likely to lack any neutralization against VOC following the first dose. However, following the second dose, neutralization against VOC was detectable regardless of age. The frequency of SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific memory B cells was higher in elderly responders (whose serum showed neutralization activity) than in non-responders after the first dose. Elderly participants showed a clear reduction in somatic hypermutation of class-switched cells. The production of interferon-γ and interleukin-2 by SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific T cells was lower in older participants, and both cytokines were secreted primarily by CD4 T cells. We conclude that the elderly are a high-risk population and that specific measures to boost vaccine responses in this population are warranted, particularly where variants of concern are circulating.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:596

Enthalten in:

Nature - 596(2021), 7872 vom: 03. Aug., Seite 417-422

Sprache:

Englisch

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Collier, Dami A [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Isabella A T M [VerfasserIn]
Kotagiri, Prasanti [VerfasserIn]
Datir, Rawlings P [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Eleanor Y [VerfasserIn]
Touizer, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Abdullahi, Adam [VerfasserIn]
CITIID-NIHR BioResource COVID-19 Collaboration [VerfasserIn]
Elmer, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Kingston, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Graves, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Le Gresley, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Caputo, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Bergamaschi, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Kenneth G C [VerfasserIn]
Bradley, John R [VerfasserIn]
Ceron-Gutierrez, Lourdes [VerfasserIn]
Cortes-Acevedo, Paulina [VerfasserIn]
Barcenas-Morales, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Linterman, Michelle A [VerfasserIn]
McCoy, Laura E [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Thomson, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Lyons, Paul A [VerfasserIn]
McKinney, Eoin [VerfasserIn]
Doffinger, Rainer [VerfasserIn]
Wills, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Ravindra K [VerfasserIn]
Baker, Stephen [Sonstige Person]
Dougan, Gordon [Sonstige Person]
Hess, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Kingston, Nathalie [Sonstige Person]
Lehner, Paul J [Sonstige Person]
Lyons, Paul A [Sonstige Person]
Matheson, Nicholas J [Sonstige Person]
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Saunders, Caroline [Sonstige Person]
Summers, Charlotte [Sonstige Person]
Thaventhiran, James E D [Sonstige Person]
Toshner, Mark [Sonstige Person]
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Maxwell, Patrick [Sonstige Person]
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Calder, Jo [Sonstige Person]
Canna, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Domingo, Jason [Sonstige Person]
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Martin, Jennifer [Sonstige Person]
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Pond, Nicole [Sonstige Person]
Shih, Joy [Sonstige Person]
Sutcliffe, Rachel [Sonstige Person]
Tilly, Tobias [Sonstige Person]
Treacy, Carmen [Sonstige Person]
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Themen:

82115-62-6
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Autoantibodies
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines
Comparative Study
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Interferon-gamma
Interleukin-2
Journal Article
N38TVC63NU
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
Vaccines, Synthetic

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.08.2021

Date Revised 28.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-021-03739-1

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NLM327395648