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ArticleAllergy2022

Antibody response after one and two jabs of the BNT162b2 vaccine in nursing home residents: The CONsort-19 study.

Hubert Blain, Edouard Tuaillon, Lucie Gamon, Amandine Pisoni, Stéphanie Miot, Yves Rolland, Marie-Christine Picot, Jean Bousquet

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Article in Allergy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hubert BlainDepartment of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, MUSE University, Montpellier, France.
Edouard TuaillonINSERM U 1058/EFS, University hospital, Montpellier, France.
Lucie GamonClinical research and epidemiology unit, University hospital, Montpellier, France.
Amandine PisoniINSERM U 1058/EFS, University hospital, Montpellier, France.
Stéphanie MiotDepartment of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, MUSE University, Montpellier, France.
Yves RollandINSERM 1027, Gérontopôle de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Marie-Christine PicotClinical research and epidemiology unit, University hospital, Montpellier, France.
Jean BousquetClinical research and epidemiology unit, University hospital, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4061-4766
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FRInserm · FRUniversité de Montpellier · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe humoral immune response following COVID-19 vaccination in nursing home residents is poorly known. A longitudinal study compared levels of IgG antibodies against the spike protein (S-RBD IgG) (S-RDB protein IgG) after one and two BNT162b2/Pfizer jabs in residents with and without prior COVID-19.

methodsIn 22 French nursing homes, COVID-19 was diagnosed with real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. Blood S-RDB-protein IgG and nucleocapsid (N) IgG protein (N-protein IgG) were measured 21-24 days after the first jab (1,004 residents) and 6 weeks after the second (820 residents).

resultsIn 735 residents without prior COVID-19, 41.7% remained seronegative for S-RDB-protein IgG after the first jab vs. 2.1% of the 270 RT-PCR-positive residents (p < 0.001). After the second jab, 3% of the 586 residents without prior COVID-19 remained seronegative. However, 26.5% had low S-RDB-protein IgG levels (50-1050 UA/ml) vs. 6.4% of the 222 residents with prior COVID-19. Residents with an older infection (first wave), or with N-protein IgG at the time of vaccination, had the highest S-RDB-protein IgG levels. Residents with a prior COVID-19 infection had higher S-RDB-protein IgG levels after one jab than those without after two jabs.

interpretationA single vaccine jab is sufficient to reach a high humoral immune response in residents with prior COVID-19. Most residents without prior COVID-19 are seropositive for S-RDB-protein IgG after the second jab, but around 30% have low levels. Whether residents with no or low post-vaccine S-RDB protein IgG are at higher risk of symptomatic COVID-19 requires further analysis.

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COVID-19VaccinesAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansLongitudinal StudiesNursing HomesSARS-CoV-2Antibodies, ViralBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesVaccinesantibodies against SARS-CoV-2BNT162b2/Pfizer vaccineCOVID-19nursing homerRT-PCR

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PMID34286856
PMCPMC8441741
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