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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2024

Benefits of Repeated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Virus-induced Cross-neutralization Potential in Immunocompromised Transplant Patients and Healthy Individuals.

David Hauser, Lorena Urda, Christopher Lang, Christian Mittelholzer, Fabian Otte, Enja Kipfer, Yuepeng Zhang, Martin Lett, Christiane Schebitz, Roman-Ulrich Müller and 2 more

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12 authors.

David HauserMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9950-365X
Lorena UrdaMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4122-515X
Christopher LangMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christian MittelholzerMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4353-3555
Fabian OtteMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-617X
Enja KipferMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5870-6784
Yuepeng ZhangMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7923-2173
Martin LettMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7230-9264
Christiane SchebitzGemeinschaftspraxis Martinstrasse, Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Olpe, Germany.
Roman-Ulrich MüllerDepartment II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6910-0745
Wilfried KlimkaitKfH-Nierenzentrum, Heilig-Geist-Gesundheitszentrum, Köln-Longerich, Germany.
Thomas KlimkaitMolecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4945-6511

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Current COVID-19 vaccines primarily target the Spike protein of defined virus variants, offering limited protection against emerging variants in immunocompetent individuals. Similarly, protective immunity following natural SARS-CoV-2 infection is variable and of short duration, raising concerns about immunocompromised individuals' vaccination strategies. Methods: This prospective multicenter study examined 66 sera from 59 immunocompromised and 451 sera from 215 immunocompetent individuals from different pandemic periods. We establish and validate a live virus-based neutralization assay to determine the virus-inactivating potential against ancestral and current SARS-CoV-2 isolates. Results: Our virus-based neutralization assay demonstrated superior performance over surrogate neutralization assays. We found strong but transient immunity after complete vaccination schemes, with single doses providing minimum neutralization, regardless of vaccine type. Combining vaccination-induced immunity with SARS-CoV-2 infection before or after vaccination yielded higher neutralizing titers than vaccination or infection alone, consistent across both study groups. Additional doses after a full vaccination course restored neutralization levels. Conclusions: Potentially protective SARS-CoV-2 neutralization is reliably induced in immunocompromised individuals by prior attenuation of immunosuppression. First-generation vaccines protect against various SARS-CoV-2 variants in immunocompetent individuals, with effective cross-neutralization demonstrated up to the Delta variant but largely absent for later Omicron variants. Continuous vaccine updates are necessary to address emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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immunodeficiencykidney transplantlive neutralizationSARS-CoV-2transplant patientvaccination

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PMCPMC11450466

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