Longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in the LA-SPARTA cohort reveals increased risk of infection in vaccinated Hispanic participants

Copyright © 2023 Jenkins, Phan Tran, Flores, Kupferwasser, Pickering, Zheng, Gjertson, Ross, Schaenman, Miller, Yeaman and Reed..

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 is the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Questions remain regarding correlates of risk and immune protection against COVID-19.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled 200 participants with a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 occupational exposure at a U.S. medical center between December 2020 and April 2022. Participant exposure risks, vaccination/infection status, and symptoms were followed longitudinally at 3, 6, and 12 months, with blood and saliva collection. Serological response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike holoprotein (S), receptor binding domain (RBD) and nucleocapsid proteins (NP) were quantified by ELISA assay.

Results: Based on serology, 40 of 200 (20%) participants were infected. Healthcare and non-healthcare occupations had equivalent infection incidence. Only 79.5% of infected participants seroconverted for NP following infection, and 11.5% were unaware they had been infected. The antibody response to S was greater than to RBD. Hispanic ethnicity was associated with 2-fold greater incidence of infection despite vaccination in this cohort.

Discussion: Overall, our findings demonstrate: 1) variability in the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection despite similar exposure risk; 2) the concentration of binding antibody to the SARS-CoV-2 S or RBD proteins is not directly correlated with protection against infection in vaccinated individuals; and 3) determinants of infection risk include Hispanic ethnicity despite vaccination and similar occupational exposure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 14(2023) vom: 06., Seite 1139915

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jenkins, Meagan M [VerfasserIn]
Phan Tran, Donna [VerfasserIn]
Flores, Evelyn A [VerfasserIn]
Kupferwasser, Deborah [VerfasserIn]
Pickering, Harry [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Gjertson, David W [VerfasserIn]
Ross, Ted M [VerfasserIn]
Schaenman, Joanna M [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Loren G [VerfasserIn]
Yeaman, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Reed, Elaine F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
High-risk
Infection
Journal Article
Nucleocapsid Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Serological analysis
Vaccination

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Date Completed 10.05.2023

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2023.1139915

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356567656