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ArticleScientific reports2023

The fourth vaccination with a non-SARS-CoV-2 variant adapted vaccine fails to increase the breadth of the humoral immune response.

Sascha Hein, Catarina Sabino, Nuka Ivalu Benz, Esra Görgülü, Thorsten Jürgen Maier, Doris Oberle, Eberhard Hildt

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sascha HeinDepartment of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany. Sascha.Hein@pei.de.
Catarina SabinoDepartment of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany.
Nuka Ivalu BenzDepartment of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany.
Esra GörgülüDepartment of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany.
Thorsten Jürgen MaierDivision of Pharmacovigilance, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63325, Langen, Germany.
Doris OberleDivision of Pharmacovigilance, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63325, Langen, Germany.
Eberhard HildtDepartment of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich Street 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany. Eberhard.Hildt@pei.de.
Paul Ehrlich Institut · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Escape mutations in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 are a major reason for Omicron breakthrough infections. After basal vaccination only very low titers of Omicron neutralizing antibodies are present. However, booster vaccinations induce higher titers against the Omicron variant. The neutralization of the Delta and Omicron variants by sera obtained 6 months after 3rd vaccination and 2 weeks or 6 months after 4th vaccination with a monovalent RNA vaccine (Spikevax) was analyzed. It was observed for the Omicron variant that 6 months after the fourth vaccination, the titer returns to the same very low neutralizing capacity as 6 months after the third vaccination. The Delta variant neutralizing capacity wanes with a comparable kinetic although the titers are higher as compared to the Omicron variant. This indicates that the fourth vaccination with a monovalent vaccine based on the ancestral isolate neither affects the kinetic of the waning nor the breadth of the humoral response.

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COVID-19Immunity, HumoralAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, Viral

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PMID37402816
PMCPMC10319856
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