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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2022

Serosurveillance after a COVID-19 vaccine campaign in a Swiss police cohort.

Parham Sendi, Marc Thierstein, Nadja Widmer, Flora Babongo Bosombo, Annina Elisabeth Büchi, Dominik Güntensperger, Manuel Raphael Blum, Rossella Baldan, Caroline Tinguely, Brigitta Gahl and 7 more

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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17 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Parham SendiInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7347-6312
Marc ThiersteinDivision Operations, Cantonal Police Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Nadja WidmerInterregional Blood Transfusion Swiss Red Cross, Bern, Switzerland.
Flora Babongo BosomboCTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Annina Elisabeth BüchiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Dominik GüntenspergerCTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Manuel Raphael BlumDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Rossella BaldanInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Caroline TinguelyInterregional Blood Transfusion Swiss Red Cross, Bern, Switzerland.
Brigitta GahlCTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Dik HegCTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Elitza S TheelDivision of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Elie BerbariDivision of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Andrea EndimianiInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Peter GowlandInterregional Blood Transfusion Swiss Red Cross, Bern, Switzerland.
Christoph NiederhauserInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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University of Bern · CHSwiss Red Cross · CHFederal Department of Justice and Police · CHMayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Florida · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTo assess the risk for COVID-19 of police officers, we are studying the seroprevalence in a cohort. The baseline cross-sectional investigation was performed before a vaccination campaign in January/February 2021, and demonstrated a seroprevalence of 12.9%. Here, we demonstrate serosurveillance results after a vaccination campaign.

methodsThe cohort consists of 1022 study participants. The 3- and 6-month follow-up visits were performed in April/May and September 2021. Data on infection and vaccination rates were obtained via measuring antibodies to the nucleocapsid protein and spike protein and online questionnaires.

resultsThe mean age of the population was 41 (SD 8.8) years, 72% were male and 76% had no comorbidity. Seroconversion was identified in 1.05% of the study population at the 3-month visit and in 0.73% at the 6-month visit, resulting in an infection rate of 1.8% over a time period of 6 months. In comparison, the infection rate in the general population over the same time period was higher (3.18%, p = .018). At the 6-month visit, 77.8% of participants reported being vaccinated once and 70.5% twice; 81% had an anti-S antibody titer of >250 U/ml and 87.1% of ≥2 U/ml. No significant association between infection and job role within the department, working region, or years of experience in the job was found. Anti-spike antibody titers of vaccinated study participants showed a calculated decreasing trend 150-200 days after the second vaccine dose.

conclusionThese data confirm the value of the vaccination campaign in an exposed group other than healthcare professionals.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePoliceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSwitzerlandCOVID-19 Vaccinesanti-NCP-antibodiesanti-S-antibodiesCOVID-19 seroprevalenceSARS-CoV-2

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