Evolution of long-term vaccine-induced and hybrid immunity in healthcare workers after different COVID-19 vaccine regimens

Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc..

BACKGROUND: Both infection and vaccination, alone or in combination, generate antibody and T cell responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, the maintenance of such responses-and hence protection from disease-requires careful characterization. In a large prospective study of UK healthcare workers (HCWs) (Protective Immunity from T Cells in Healthcare Workers [PITCH], within the larger SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation [SIREN] study), we previously observed that prior infection strongly affected subsequent cellular and humoral immunity induced after long and short dosing intervals of BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech) vaccination.

METHODS: Here, we report longer follow-up of 684 HCWs in this cohort over 6-9 months following two doses of BNT162b2 or AZD1222 (Oxford/AstraZeneca) vaccination and up to 6 months following a subsequent mRNA booster vaccination.

FINDINGS: We make three observations: first, the dynamics of humoral and cellular responses differ; binding and neutralizing antibodies declined, whereas T and memory B cell responses were maintained after the second vaccine dose. Second, vaccine boosting restored immunoglobulin (Ig) G levels; broadened neutralizing activity against variants of concern, including Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5; and boosted T cell responses above the 6-month level after dose 2. Third, prior infection maintained its impact driving larger and broader T cell responses compared with never-infected people, a feature maintained until 6 months after the third dose.

CONCLUSIONS: Broadly cross-reactive T cell responses are well maintained over time-especially in those with combined vaccine and infection-induced immunity ("hybrid" immunity)-and may contribute to continued protection against severe disease.

FUNDING: Department for Health and Social Care, Medical Research Council.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Med (New York, N.Y.) - 4(2023), 3 vom: 10. März, Seite 191-215.e9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moore, Shona C [VerfasserIn]
Kronsteiner, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Longet, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Adele, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Deeks, Alexandra S [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Chang [VerfasserIn]
Dejnirattisai, Wanwisa [VerfasserIn]
Reyes, Laura Silva [VerfasserIn]
Meardon, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Faustini, Sian [VerfasserIn]
Al-Taei, Saly [VerfasserIn]
Tipton, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Hering, Luisa M [VerfasserIn]
Angyal, Adrienn [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Nicols, Alexander R [VerfasserIn]
Dobson, Susan L [VerfasserIn]
Supasa, Piyada [VerfasserIn]
Tuekprakhon, Aekkachai [VerfasserIn]
Cross, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Tyerman, Jessica K [VerfasserIn]
Hornsby, Hailey [VerfasserIn]
Grouneva, Irina [VerfasserIn]
Plowright, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Peijun [VerfasserIn]
Newman, Thomas A H [VerfasserIn]
Nell, Jeremy M [VerfasserIn]
Abraham, Priyanka [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Malone, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Neale, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, Eloise [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Joseph D [VerfasserIn]
Murray, Sam M [VerfasserIn]
Zewdie, Martha [VerfasserIn]
Shields, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Horner, Emily C [VerfasserIn]
Booth, Lucy H [VerfasserIn]
Stafford, Lizzie [VerfasserIn]
Bibi, Sagida [VerfasserIn]
Wootton, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Mentzer, Alexander J [VerfasserIn]
Conlon, Christopher P [VerfasserIn]
Jeffery, Katie [VerfasserIn]
Matthews, Philippa C [VerfasserIn]
Pollard, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Rowland-Jones, Sarah L [VerfasserIn]
Mongkolsapaya, Juthathip [VerfasserIn]
Payne, Rebecca P [VerfasserIn]
Dold, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Lambe, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Thaventhiran, James E D [VerfasserIn]
Screaton, Gavin [VerfasserIn]
Barnes, Eleanor [VerfasserIn]
Hopkins, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Duncan, Christopher J A [VerfasserIn]
Richter, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Carroll, Miles [VerfasserIn]
de Silva, Thushan I [VerfasserIn]
Klenerman, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Dunachie, Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Turtle, Lance [VerfasserIn]
PITCH Consortium [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibody
B5S3K2V0G8
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID vaccine
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
Immunity
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
SARS-CoV-2
T cells
Translation to population health
Vaccines

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.03.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medj.2023.02.004

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353692840