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Low Antibody Titers Demonstrate Significantly Increased Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Highly Vaccinated Population from the National Basketball Association

Tai, C.; Haviland, M. J.; Kissler, S. M.; Lucia, R. M.; Merson, M.; Maragakis, L. L.; Ho, D. D.; Anderson, D. J.; DiFiori, J.; Grubaugh, N. D.; Grad, Y. H.; Mack, C. D.

2023-02-14 infectious diseases
10.1101/2023.02.10.23285780 medRxiv
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SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers may serve as a correlate for immunity and could inform optimal booster timing. The relationship between antibody titer and protection from infection was evaluated in 2,323 vaccinated individuals from the National Basketball Association who had antibody levels measured from 9/12/2021--12/31/2021. Cox-proportional hazards models were used to estimate risk of infection within 90-days of serologic testing by titer level (<250, 250-800, and >800 AU/mL) and individuals were censored on date of booster receipt. The cohort was 78.2% male, 68.1% aged [&le;] 40 years, and 56.4% vaccinated (primary series) with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine. Among the 2,248 individuals not yet boosted at testing, those with titers <250 AU/mL (adj HR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.5, 3.7) and 250-800 800 AU/mL (adj HR: 1.5; 95% CI: 0.98, 2.4) had greater infection risk compared to those with titers >800 AU/mL. Serologic titers could inform individual COVID-19 risk and booster scheduling.

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