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Protective characteristics of COVID-19 convalescent and post-vaccination IgG antibodies

Klegerman, M. E.; Peng, T.; Seferovich, I.; Rahbar, M. H.; Hessabi, M.; Tahanan, A.; Wanger, A.; Grimes, C. Z.; Ostrosky-Zeichner, L. Z.; Koster, K.; Cirillo, J. D.; Abeydeera, D.; De Lira, S.; McPherson, D. D.

2021-11-21 infectious diseases
10.1101/2021.11.19.21266547 medRxiv
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Soon after commencement of the SARS-CoV-2 disease outbreak of 2019 (COVID-19), it became evident that the receptor-binding domain of the viral spike protein is the target of neutralizing antibodies that comprise a critical element of protective immunity to the virus. This study addresses the relative lack of information regarding actual antibody concentrations in convalescent plasma samples from COVID-19 patients and extends these analyses to post-vaccination samples to estimate protective IgG antibody (Ab) levels. Both sample populations were similar and a protective Ab level of 7.5 {micro}g/ml was determined, based on 95% of the normal distribution of the post-vaccination population. The results of this study have implications for future vaccine development, projection of protective efficacy duration, and understanding of the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. One-Sentence SummaryUsing two quantitative immunoassays, we have found similar IgG antibody responses to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in populations of COVID-19 survivors and vaccine recipients that indicate a protective antibody concentration.

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