Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study

IntroductionThe long-term immunogenicity, adverse effects, influencing factors, and protection from booster vaccines remain unclear. Specifically, little is known regarding the humoral immunity and breakthrough infections associated with COVID-19 booster immunization. Therefore, we evaluated the imm...

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Main Authors: Junhong Xu, Youhua Yuan, Guohua Chen, Bing Ma, Yin Long Zou, Baoya Wang, Wenjuan Yan, Qi Zhang, Qiong Ma, Xiaohuan Mao, Huiling Wang, Yi Li, Xiaohuan Zhang
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author Junhong Xu
Youhua Yuan
Guohua Chen
Bing Ma
Yin Long Zou
Baoya Wang
Wenjuan Yan
Qi Zhang
Qiong Ma
Xiaohuan Mao
Huiling Wang
Yi Li
Xiaohuan Zhang
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Youhua Yuan
Guohua Chen
Bing Ma
Yin Long Zou
Baoya Wang
Wenjuan Yan
Qi Zhang
Qiong Ma
Xiaohuan Mao
Huiling Wang
Yi Li
Xiaohuan Zhang
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description IntroductionThe long-term immunogenicity, adverse effects, influencing factors, and protection from booster vaccines remain unclear. Specifically, little is known regarding the humoral immunity and breakthrough infections associated with COVID-19 booster immunization. Therefore, we evaluated the immunogenicity, reactogenicity, influencing factors, and protective effects of the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine 23 months before and after implementation of dynamic zero epidemic control measures among healthcare staff.MethodsWe prospectively included 389 healthcare staff members in China with negative pre-enrolment severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test results. Neutralising serum antibodies were evaluated every two months till 23 months post-booster vaccination. Breakthrough infection was recorded or confirmed by SARS-CoV-2 specific PCR testing via throat swabs from participants before and after dynamic zero epidemic control measures.ResultsAt 15–30 days after vaccination, the mean concentration of the booster vaccine was 6.4 times above initial concentrations. Poorer antibody responses by booster vaccine correlated with male sex, longer post-booster duration, same-manufacturer vaccines, post-routine epidemic control measures implementation and intervals >210 days between primary and booster vaccinations. Higher breakthrough rates were associated with longer post-booster durations and post-routine epidemic control measures implementation but not associated with levels of neutralising antibodies after booster vaccination from participants. Adverse reactions were non-serious. These booster vaccine doses induced rapid, robust antibody responses, maintained for only 6–7 months.DiscussionNeutralizing antibodies induced by breakthrough infection with SARS-CoV-2 were weaker than those induced by the first COVID-19 booster vaccine, predicting that antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 may be very different from those of other known infectious pathogens.
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spelling doaj-art-b1a6ffe0e54e49dea0f0ccdf6f3716ff2025-01-07T06:41:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242025-01-011510.3389/fimmu.2024.14467511446751Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort studyJunhong Xu0Youhua Yuan1Guohua Chen2Bing Ma3Yin Long Zou4Baoya Wang5Wenjuan Yan6Qi Zhang7Qiong Ma8Xiaohuan Mao9Huiling Wang10Yi Li11Xiaohuan Zhang12Department of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Special Laboratory, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory, Zhengzhou Municipal Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory, Dengzhou Municipal Central Hospital, Dengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Special Laboratory, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of PCR, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Special Laboratory, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, ChinaIntroductionThe long-term immunogenicity, adverse effects, influencing factors, and protection from booster vaccines remain unclear. Specifically, little is known regarding the humoral immunity and breakthrough infections associated with COVID-19 booster immunization. Therefore, we evaluated the immunogenicity, reactogenicity, influencing factors, and protective effects of the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine 23 months before and after implementation of dynamic zero epidemic control measures among healthcare staff.MethodsWe prospectively included 389 healthcare staff members in China with negative pre-enrolment severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test results. Neutralising serum antibodies were evaluated every two months till 23 months post-booster vaccination. Breakthrough infection was recorded or confirmed by SARS-CoV-2 specific PCR testing via throat swabs from participants before and after dynamic zero epidemic control measures.ResultsAt 15–30 days after vaccination, the mean concentration of the booster vaccine was 6.4 times above initial concentrations. Poorer antibody responses by booster vaccine correlated with male sex, longer post-booster duration, same-manufacturer vaccines, post-routine epidemic control measures implementation and intervals >210 days between primary and booster vaccinations. Higher breakthrough rates were associated with longer post-booster durations and post-routine epidemic control measures implementation but not associated with levels of neutralising antibodies after booster vaccination from participants. Adverse reactions were non-serious. These booster vaccine doses induced rapid, robust antibody responses, maintained for only 6–7 months.DiscussionNeutralizing antibodies induced by breakthrough infection with SARS-CoV-2 were weaker than those induced by the first COVID-19 booster vaccine, predicting that antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 may be very different from those of other known infectious pathogens.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1446751/fullbreakthrough infectionsCOVID-19humoral immunitykineticsneutralising antibodiesbooster immunization
spellingShingle Junhong Xu
Youhua Yuan
Guohua Chen
Bing Ma
Yin Long Zou
Baoya Wang
Wenjuan Yan
Qi Zhang
Qiong Ma
Xiaohuan Mao
Huiling Wang
Yi Li
Xiaohuan Zhang
Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
Frontiers in Immunology
breakthrough infections
COVID-19
humoral immunity
kinetics
neutralising antibodies
booster immunization
title Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
title_full Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
title_fullStr Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
title_short Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study
title_sort characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central china a multicentre prospective longitudinal cohort study
topic breakthrough infections
COVID-19
humoral immunity
kinetics
neutralising antibodies
booster immunization
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1446751/full
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