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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Infect Dev Ctries
. 2023 Feb 28;17(2):178-181.
doi: 10.3855/jidc.16842.
Comparative humoral response of mRNA and inactivated vaccines against COVID-19 in healthy adults aged 60 years and older
Meryem Güvenir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Özel Yürüker[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Osman Yetkin[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kaya Süer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Barış Otlu[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Introduction: A vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critically needed for older adults because of the increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Methodology: In this prospective study, we analysed the titre magnitude of the IgG antibodies directed against the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1 (S1-RBD) antigen in both CoronaVac and Pfizer-BioNTech groups. The samples were tested to detect antibodies that bind to the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 using the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique with SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant. The cut-off value was > 50 AU/mL. GraphPad Prism software was used. Statistical significance was defined at p < 0.05.
Results: The CoronaVac group (12 females, 13 males) had a mean age of 69.64 ± 1.38 years. The Pfizer-BioNTech group (13 males, 12 females) had a mean age of 72.36 ± 1.44 years. The anti- S1-RBD titre decrease rate from the 1st to the 3rd month for CoronaVac and Pfizer-BioNTech groups was 74.31% and 86.48%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the antibody titre between the 1st month and 3rd month for the CoronaVac group. However, there was a significant difference between the 1st and 3rd month in the Pfizer-BioNTech group. In addition, there was no statistically significant difference in the genders between the 1st and 3rd month of the antibody titres for both the CoronaVac Pfizer-BioNTech group.
Conclusions: The levels of anti-S1-RBD, the preliminary outcome data of our study, represents one piece of the puzzle of humoral response and duration of vaccination protection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cyprus; cellular immunity; humoral immunity; vaccine.
. 2023 Feb 28;17(2):178-181.
doi: 10.3855/jidc.16842.
Comparative humoral response of mRNA and inactivated vaccines against COVID-19 in healthy adults aged 60 years and older
Meryem Güvenir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Özel Yürüker[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Osman Yetkin[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kaya Süer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Barış Otlu[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36897897
- DOI: 10.3855/jidc.16842
Abstract
Introduction: A vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critically needed for older adults because of the increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Methodology: In this prospective study, we analysed the titre magnitude of the IgG antibodies directed against the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1 (S1-RBD) antigen in both CoronaVac and Pfizer-BioNTech groups. The samples were tested to detect antibodies that bind to the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 using the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique with SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant. The cut-off value was > 50 AU/mL. GraphPad Prism software was used. Statistical significance was defined at p < 0.05.
Results: The CoronaVac group (12 females, 13 males) had a mean age of 69.64 ± 1.38 years. The Pfizer-BioNTech group (13 males, 12 females) had a mean age of 72.36 ± 1.44 years. The anti- S1-RBD titre decrease rate from the 1st to the 3rd month for CoronaVac and Pfizer-BioNTech groups was 74.31% and 86.48%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the antibody titre between the 1st month and 3rd month for the CoronaVac group. However, there was a significant difference between the 1st and 3rd month in the Pfizer-BioNTech group. In addition, there was no statistically significant difference in the genders between the 1st and 3rd month of the antibody titres for both the CoronaVac Pfizer-BioNTech group.
Conclusions: The levels of anti-S1-RBD, the preliminary outcome data of our study, represents one piece of the puzzle of humoral response and duration of vaccination protection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cyprus; cellular immunity; humoral immunity; vaccine.