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Trial reportNature communications2026

Two-year persistence of MERS-CoV-specific antibody and T cell responses after MVA-MERS-S vaccination in healthy adults.

Leonie Mayer, Anahita Fathi, Hanna-Marie Weichel, Matthijs P Raadsen, Christine Dahlke, Anna Mykytyn, Jordi Rodon, Gesche K Gerresheim, Merel R Te Marvelde, Leonie M Weskamm and 8 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase I
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Leonie MayerInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. l.mayer@uke.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7102-4358
Anahita FathiInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hanna-Marie WeichelInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-8732-7085
Matthijs P RaadsenDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3774-8165
Christine DahlkeInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Anna MykytynDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7188-6871
Jordi RodonInstitute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Gesche K GerresheimInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Merel R Te MarveldeDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5361-4491
Leonie M WeskammInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-7354
Ilka GreweInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Claudia SchlesnerInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Marc LütgehetmannGerman Center for Infection Research, partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9468-7944
Christian DrostenInstitute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7923-0519
Stephan BeckerInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Bart L HaagmansDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-2015
Svenja HardtkeInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2913-9001
Marylyn M AddoInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. m.addo@uke.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-9224

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SFB 1648/1 2024-512741711Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (German Center for Infection Research) TTU 01.945, TTU 01.709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MVA-MERS-S, a vaccine candidate against Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), was recently evaluated in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 1b clinical trial to assess its safety, immunogenicity, and optimal dosing in healthy adults in Hamburg and Rotterdam. A three-dose regimen was safe and elicited robust spike-specific antibody responses. We extended this trial to assess the two-year durability of MERS-CoV-specific antibody and T cell responses in 48 study participants of the Hamburg cohort. Our findings show that immune responses remain detectable for at least 24 months after the third vaccination. Antibodies persisted at levels comparable to the peak response observed after the second vaccination and were able to cross-neutralize MERS-CoV spike mutants. Although the immune correlates of protection against MERS remain unknown, the observed durability of humoral and cellular immune responses supports the potential of MVA-MERS-S as a promising MERS vaccine candidate and highlights the importance of a booster dose in sustaining long-term immunity.

Indexed as

Antibodies, ViralCoronavirus InfectionsMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusT-LymphocytesViral VaccinesAdultAntibodies, NeutralizingDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansImmunization, SecondaryMaleMiddle AgedSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccinationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID41513652
PMCPMC12800105

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