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ArticleJournal of clinical virology plus2023

Breakthrough infections with SARS-CoV-2 omicron efficiently boost antibodies from previous BNT162b2 vaccinations.

Thomas Perkmann, David N Springer, Patrick Mucher, Michael Wolzt, Lukas Weseslindtner, Helmuth Haslacher

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Thomas PerkmannDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
David N SpringerDepartment of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Patrick MucherDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
Michael WolztDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Lukas WeseslindtnerDepartment of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Helmuth HaslacherDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna A-1090, Austria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate whether SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infection in individuals after three doses of wildtype-based BNT162b2 increases antibody levels measured by a commercially available wildtype-based immunoassay. Methods: 16 of 21 individuals in a BNT162b2 vaccination cohort (recruited 129 [129-135] days after dose 3) experienced a breakthrough infection (BTI) between March and September 2022. Antibodies to the receptor binding domain (RBP) of the spike protein (Anti-S) were quantified using the wildtype-based Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 S assay (Roche). Antibody responses of triple vaccinated BTI cases were compared to triple vaccinated individuals without breakthrough infection and to 16 matched individuals after primary omicron infection. Results: In the 16 individuals with primary Omicron infection, the anti-S assay returned only very low results (2.25 [0.61-5.80] U/mL). However, in individuals with BTI, Anti-S levels rose from 7,135 [5,870-17,470] U/mL to 21,705 (7,750-46,137.5) U/mL. At the same time, Anti-S concentrations decreased from 9,120 [7,480-13,480] U/mL to 3,830 (2,390-4,220) U/mL in those 5 of 21 vaccinated only. Conclusions: Our data suggest that breakthrough infection with omicron can efficiently boost wild-type antibodies in individuals vaccinated with wild-type BNT162b2.

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BoosterBreakthrough infectionOmicronSARS-CoV-2Vaccination

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PMID37398629
PMCPMC10299948

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