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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Humoral and Cellular Response and Associated Variables Nine Months following BNT162b2 Vaccination in Healthcare Workers.

Natalia Syrimi, Flora Sourri, Maria-Christina Giannakopoulou, Dimitrios Karamanis, Asterios Pantousas, Persefoni Georgota, Eleni Rokka, Zoe Vladeni, Euaggelia Tsiantoula, Evangelia Soukara and 8 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Natalia SyrimiPaediatric Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Flora SourriInfection Prevention and Control Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Maria-Christina GiannakopoulouCOVID-19 Ward, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2076-1520
Dimitrios KaramanisDepartment of Health Informatics, Rutgers School of Health Professions, 65 Bergen St., Newark, NJ 07107, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2003-7356
Asterios PantousasDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece.
Persefoni GeorgotaImmunology Laboratory, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Eleni RokkaOncology Ward, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Zoe VladeniInfection Prevention and Control Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8912-3207
Euaggelia TsiantoulaBiochemistry Laboratory, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Evangelia SoukaraCOVID-19 Ward, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Nikoletta LavdaCOVID-19 Ward, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios GkaragkanisCOVID-19 Ward, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini ZisakiInfection Prevention and Control Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis VakalidisBiochemistry Laboratory, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki GoulaBiochemistry Laboratory, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Evdokia LoupouBiochemistry Laboratory, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Leonidas PalaiodimosDepartment of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4682-5991
Dimitrios HatzigeorgiouMedical Directorate, Hellenic National and Defence General Staff, Mesogeion 227-231, 15561 Athens, Greece.
Hellenic Air Force · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GRJacobi Medical Center · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Hellenic National Defense General Staff - Medical Directorate Φ.900/566356/Σ.755/05 Οκτ 21/ΓΕΕΘΑ/ΔΥΓ
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to illustrate the trajectory of humoral and cellular immunity nine months after primary vaccination with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine among 189 healthcare workers (HCWs). Additionally, we endeavored to identify correlations between immunity parameters and a number of common variables and comorbidities. A total of 189 healthcare workers (HCWs), vaccinated against COVID-19, were finally included in the study. All of the subjects had received two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine; had undergone antibody tests one, four and nine months post-vaccination; and had completed a medical questionnaire. Further samples taken at nine months were tested for cellular immunity. No participants had evidence of COVID-19 infection pre- or post-vaccination. An anti-S1 receptor binding domain (RBD) antibody assay was used to assess humoral response, and cellular immunity was estimated with an INF-γ release assay (IGRA). Statistical analysis was performed using STATA. We report a statistically significant antibody drop over time. Being above the age of 40 or a smoker reduces the rise of antibodies by 37% and 28%, respectively. More than half of the participants did not demonstrate T-cell activation at nine months. Female gender and antibody levels at four months predispose detection of cellular immunity at nine months post-immunization. This study furthers the qualitative, quantitative, and temporal understanding of the immune response to the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine and the effect of correlated factors.

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antibodiescellular immunityCOVID-19humoral immunityINF-γ release assaymRNA vaccine

Identifiers

PMID37176612
PMCPMC10179201
OpenAlexW4367314274

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