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The Longitudinal Analysis on the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies among Healthcare Workers in Poland-Before and after BNT126b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination.

Dagny Lorent, Rafał Nowak, Dawid Luwański, Magdalena Pisarska-Krawczyk, Magdalena Figlerowicz, Paweł Zmora

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dagny LorentInstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8276-3746
Rafał NowakInstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.
Dawid LuwańskiGynecology and Obstetrics Ward, District Hospital in Wrzesnia, 62-300 Wrzesnia, Poland.
Magdalena Pisarska-KrawczykGynecology and Obstetrics Ward, District Hospital in Wrzesnia, 62-300 Wrzesnia, Poland.
Magdalena FiglerowiczDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Child Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4731-0658
Paweł ZmoraInstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2012-7223
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences · PLPoznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

Funding

National Science Center 2018/31/F/NZ1/03891National Science Center 2020/01/0/NZ6/00152
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the groups most vulnerable to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is healthcare workers (HCWs) who have direct contact with suspected and confirmed coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Therefore, this study aimed to (i) conduct a longitudinal analysis of the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCWs working in two healthcare units (HCUs) in Poland and (ii) identify anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody (Ab) response factors following infection and anti-COVID-19 vaccination. The overall seroprevalence increased from 0% at baseline in September 2020 to 37.8% in December 2020. It reached 100% in February 2021 after BNT126b2 (Pfizer New York, NY, USA/BioNTech Mainz, Germany) full vaccination and declined to 94.3% in September 2021. We observed significant differences in seroprevalence between the tested high- and low-risk infection HCUs, with the highest seropositivity among the midwives and nurses at the Gynecology and Obstetrics Ward, who usually have contact with non-infectious patients and may not have the proper training, practice and personal protective equipment to deal with pandemic infections, such as SARS-CoV-2. We also found that anti-SARS-CoV-2 Ab levels after coronavirus infection were correlated with disease outcomes. The lowest Ab levels were found among HCWs with asymptomatic coronavirus infections, and the highest were found among HCWs with severe COVID-19. Similarly, antibody response after vaccination depended on previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and its course: the highest anti-SARS-CoV-2 Ab levels were found in vaccinated HCWs after severe COVID-19. Finally, we observed an approximately 90-95% decrease in anti-SARS-CoV-2 Ab levels within seven months after vaccination. Our findings show that HCWs have the highest risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and due to antibody depletion, extra protective measures should be undertaken. In addition, in the context of the emergence of new pathogens with pandemic potential, our results highlight the necessity for better infectious disease training and regular updates for the low infection risk HCUs, where the HCWs have only occasional contact with infectious patients.

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antibodieshealthcare workersPolandSARS-CoV-2seroprevalencevaccine

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