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. 2024 Sep;18(9):e70003.
doi: 10.1111/irv.70003. Waning Humoral Immune Response Following the Third and Fourth SARS-COV-2 Vaccine: A Cohort Study in Healthcare Workers
Ahmet Furkan Süner 1 , Gül Ergör 1 , Derya Çağlayan 2 , Neslişah Türe 1 , Irmak Güzel 3 , Çağlar Irmak 4 , Elif Işık 1 , Özgür Appak 5 , Muammer Çelik 6 , Gamze Öztürk 5 , Sema Alp Çavuş 6 , Arzu Sayiner 5 , Alp Ergör 1 , Yücel Demiral 1 , Bulent Kilic 1
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Background: This study is aimed at providing information about the timing of booster doses and antibody kinetics in healthcare workers.
Methods: This research extends a prospective cohort study conducted at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital in Turkey, covering the period from March 2021 to December 2021. During this timeframe, the antibody levels of the health workers were measured at four different time points. The associations of antibody levels with gender, age, occupation, body mass index (BMI), chronic disease, and smoking were analyzed.
Results: There was a significant difference between antibody levels in all four blood draws (p < 0.001). Antibody levels decreased in both those vaccinated with BNT162b2 (p < 0.001) and those vaccinated with CoronaVac (p = 0.002) until the fourth blood draw. There was a significant difference between those vaccinated with one and two doses of booster BNT162b2 before the third blood draw (p < 0.001), which continued at the fourth blood draw (p < 0.001). The antibody levels of those with an interval of 41-50 days between two vaccinations decreased significantly at the fourth blood draw (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: This study provides insight into the dynamics and persistence of antibody response after additional COVID-19 vaccine doses among healthcare workers. The longer the interval between booster doses may result in greater antibody levels being maintained over time, allowing for longer durations of protection.
Keywords: COVID‐19; antibody response; booster doses; healthcare workers; vaccine.
. 2024 Sep;18(9):e70003.
doi: 10.1111/irv.70003. Waning Humoral Immune Response Following the Third and Fourth SARS-COV-2 Vaccine: A Cohort Study in Healthcare Workers
Ahmet Furkan Süner 1 , Gül Ergör 1 , Derya Çağlayan 2 , Neslişah Türe 1 , Irmak Güzel 3 , Çağlar Irmak 4 , Elif Işık 1 , Özgür Appak 5 , Muammer Çelik 6 , Gamze Öztürk 5 , Sema Alp Çavuş 6 , Arzu Sayiner 5 , Alp Ergör 1 , Yücel Demiral 1 , Bulent Kilic 1
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- PMID: 39189319
- PMCID: PMC11347934
- DOI: 10.1111/irv.70003
Background: This study is aimed at providing information about the timing of booster doses and antibody kinetics in healthcare workers.
Methods: This research extends a prospective cohort study conducted at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital in Turkey, covering the period from March 2021 to December 2021. During this timeframe, the antibody levels of the health workers were measured at four different time points. The associations of antibody levels with gender, age, occupation, body mass index (BMI), chronic disease, and smoking were analyzed.
Results: There was a significant difference between antibody levels in all four blood draws (p < 0.001). Antibody levels decreased in both those vaccinated with BNT162b2 (p < 0.001) and those vaccinated with CoronaVac (p = 0.002) until the fourth blood draw. There was a significant difference between those vaccinated with one and two doses of booster BNT162b2 before the third blood draw (p < 0.001), which continued at the fourth blood draw (p < 0.001). The antibody levels of those with an interval of 41-50 days between two vaccinations decreased significantly at the fourth blood draw (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: This study provides insight into the dynamics and persistence of antibody response after additional COVID-19 vaccine doses among healthcare workers. The longer the interval between booster doses may result in greater antibody levels being maintained over time, allowing for longer durations of protection.
Keywords: COVID‐19; antibody response; booster doses; healthcare workers; vaccine.