Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 booster vaccination : A population-based clinical trial to identify the best vaccination strategy

Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V..

BACKGROUND: Various SARS-CoV-2 variants of concerns (VOCs) characterized by higher transmissibility and immune evasion have emerged. Despite reduced vaccine efficacy against VOCs, currently available vaccines provide protection. Population-based evidence on the humoral immune response after booster vaccination is crucial to guide future vaccination strategies and in preparation for imminent COVID-19 waves.

METHODS: This multicenter, population-based cohort study included 4697 individuals ≥18 years of age who received a booster vaccination. Antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) and neutralizing antibodies against wild-type (WT) virus and Omicron variants were assessed at baseline (day of booster vaccination) and after four weeks. Safety was evaluated daily within the first week using a participant-completed electronic diary. Antibody levels were compared across different vaccination strategies, taking into account individual host factors.

RESULTS: Our main model including 3838 participants revealed that individuals who received a booster with mRNA-1273 compared to BNT162b2 vaccine had a significantly higher increase (95 %CI) in anti-RBD-antibody levels (37,707 BAU/mL [34,575-40,839] vs. 27,176 BAU/mL [26,265-28,087]), and of neutralization levels against WT (1,681 [1490-1872] vs. 1141 [1004-1278] and Omicron variant (422 [369-474] vs. 329 [284-374]). Neutralizing antibody titres highly correlated with anti-RBD antibodies, with neutralizing capacity 4.4 fold higher against WT compared to Omicron. No differences in safety were found between the two booster vaccines.

CONCLUSION: Our study underlines the superiority of a booster vaccination with mRNA-1273, independent of the primary vaccination and therefore provides guidance on the vaccination strategy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

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Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 173(2024) vom: 28. Feb., Seite 105661

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sieghart, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Hana, Claudia A [VerfasserIn]
Dürrschmid, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Heinz, Leonhard X [VerfasserIn]
Haslacher, Helmuth [VerfasserIn]
Zlesak, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Piccini, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Manenti, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Montomoli, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Jorda, Anselm [VerfasserIn]
Fedrizzi, Clemens [VerfasserIn]
Hasenoehrl, Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Zdravkovic, Andrej [VerfasserIn]
Anderle, Karolina [VerfasserIn]
Wiedermann, Ursula [VerfasserIn]
Drapalik, Susanne [VerfasserIn]
Steinbrecher, Helmut [VerfasserIn]
Bergmann, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Firbas, Christa [VerfasserIn]
Jordakieva, Galateja [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Leonardi, Margherita [VerfasserIn]
Pierleoni, Giulio [VerfasserIn]
Ballini, Matilde [VerfasserIn]
Benincasa, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Marchi, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Trombetta, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Perkmann, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Crevenna, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Zeitlinger, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Bonelli, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Aletaha, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Radner, Helga [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Immune response
Immunogenicity
Journal Article
Neutralizing antibodies
Population-based study
Vaccination

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Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.jcv.2024.105661

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NLM369927222