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ArticleVaccines2024

Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination in Frontline Healthcare Workers.

Birute Strukcinskiene, Zydre Valotkiene, Jonas Jurgaitis, Rasa Grigoliene, Agnieszka Genowska

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Article in Vaccines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Birute StrukcinskieneFaculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-6075-220X
Zydre ValotkieneFaculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Jonas JurgaitisFaculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Rasa GrigolieneFaculty of Marine Technologies and Natural Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-2968-6934
Agnieszka GenowskaDepartment of Public Health, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-295 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1432-1062
Klaipėda University · LTMedical University of Białystok · PLVilnius University · LT

Funding

Medical University of Bialystok Grant No. B.SUB.23.216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the immune response to vaccination against COVID-19 in 534 healthcare frontline workers in Vilnius, Lithuania. The incidence of COVID-19 was reduced significantly after vaccination started in the healthcare sector. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were detected in groups V-VII and this level of antibodies was found to be effective in preventing COVID-19. Sustained immune response was achieved after two vaccination doses, which remained stable for up to 6 months. After the booster dose, antibody levels remained high for an additional 12 months. Although SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels decreased after 6 months, even lower levels of antibodies provided protection against the Delta strain. The booster dose distributed the antibody titer in the high-level antibody groups, offering maximum protection at 12 months. However, even individuals with high antibody titers were observed to contract COVID-19 after vaccination with a booster dose and 6 months in the presence of the Omicron strain. Unfortunately, high levels of antibodies did not provide protection against the new strain of COVID-19 (the Omicron variant), posing a risk of infection. When comparing the antibody titer of vaccinated participants without COVID-19 and those with COVID-19, the change in antibodies after vaccination was significantly lower in infected participants. Individuals with comorbidities and specific conditions had lower antibody levels.

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antibodiesCOVID-19 managementfrontline workershealthcare sectorimmune responsevaccination

Identifiers

PMID38400182
PMCPMC10891992
OpenAlexW4391846944

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