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ArticleAccess microbiology2023

Eleven-month SARS-CoV-2 binding antibody decay, and associated factors, among mRNA vaccinees: implications for booster vaccination.

Michael Asamoah-Boaheng, Brian Grunau, Scott Haig, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Tracy Kirkham, Pascal M Lavoie, Sadaf Sediqi, Steven J Drews, Sheila F O'Brien, Vilte Barakauskas and 3 more

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Article in Access microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Michael Asamoah-BoahengDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-6878
Brian GrunauDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Scott HaigBritish Columbia Emergency Health Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Mohammad Ehsanul KarimCentre for Advancing Health Outcomes, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tracy KirkhamDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pascal M LavoieDepartment of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sadaf SediqiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Steven J DrewsCanadian Blood Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sheila F O'BrienCanadian Blood Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Vilte BarakauskasDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ana Citlali MarquezDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Agatha JassemDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
David M GoldfarbDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CAIsland Health · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: We examined the 11 month longitudinal antibody decay among two-dose mRNA vaccinees, and identified factors associated with faster decay. Methods: The study included samples from the COVID-19 Occupational Risk, Seroprevalence and Immunity among Paramedics (CORSIP) longitudinal observational study of paramedics in Canada. Participants were included if they had received two mRNA vaccines without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and provided two blood samples post-vaccination. The outcomes of interest were quantitative SARS-CoV-2 antibody concentrations. We employed spaghetti and scatter plots (with kernel-weighted local polynomial smoothing curve) to describe the trend of the antibody decay over 11 months post-vaccine and fit a mixed effect exponential decay model to examine the loss of immunogenicity and factors associated with antibody waning over time. Results: This analysis included 652 blood samples from 326 adult paramedics. Total anti-spike antibody levels peaked on the twenty-first day (antibody level 9042 U ml Conclusion: Antibody levels declined after the initial mRNA series with a half-life of 94 days, plateauing at 295 days. These findings may inform the timing of booster vaccine doses and identifying individuals with faster antibody decay.

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antibody levelsimmunogenicity decaymRNA COVID-19 vaccinesrisk factorsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID38074111
PMCPMC10702380
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