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Defining factors that influence vaccine-induced, cross-variant neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in Asians

Gu, Y.; Shunmuganathan, B. D.; Qian, X.; Gupta, R.; Tan, R. S. W.; Kozma, M.; Purushotorman, K.; Murali, T. M.; Tan, N. Y. J.; Preiser, P. R.; Lescar, J.; Nasir, H.; Somani, J.; Tambyah, P. A.; SCOPE Cohort Study Group, ; Smith, K. G. C.; Renia, L.; Ng, L. F. P.; Lye, D. C.; Young, B. E.; MacAry, P. A.

2022-03-08 allergy and immunology
10.1101/2022.03.06.22271809 medRxiv
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The scale and duration of neutralizing antibody responses targeting SARS-CoV-2 viral variants represents a critically important serological parameter that predicts protective immunity for COVID-19. In this study, we present longitudinal data illustrating the impact of age, sex and comorbidities on the kinetics and strength of vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody responses for key variants in an Asian volunteer cohort. We demonstrate a reduction in neutralizing antibody titres across all groups six months post-vaccination and show a marked reduction in the serological binding and neutralizing response targeting Omicron compared to other viral variants. We also highlight the increase in cross-protective neutralizing antibody responses against Omicron induced by a third dose (booster) of vaccine. These data illustrate how key virological factors such as immune escape mutation combined with host factors such as age and sex of the vaccinated individuals influence the strength and duration of cross-protective serological immunity for COVID-19.

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