Symptomatology during previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and serostatus before vaccination influence the immunogenicity of BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

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Nantel, Sabryna
Bourdin, Benoîte
Adams, Kelsey
Carbonneau, Julie
Rabezanahary, Henintsoa
Hamelin, Marie-Ève
McCormack, Deirdre
Savard, Patrice
Longtin, Yves
Cheng, Matthew P.
De Serres, Gaston
Corbeil, Jacques
Gilca, Vladimir
Baz, Mariana
Boivin, Guy
Quach, Caroline
Decaluwe, Hélène
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2025-02-10T19:42:13Z
dc.date.available
2025-02-10T19:42:13Z
dc.date.issued
2022-10-14
dc.description.abstract - en
Public health vaccination recommendations for COVID-19 primary series and boosters in previously infected individuals differ worldwide. As infection with SARS-CoV-2 is often asymptomatic, it remains to be determined if vaccine immunogenicity is comparable in all previously infected subjects. This study presents detailed immunological evidence to clarify the requirements for one- or two-dose primary vaccination series for naturally primed individuals. The main objective was to evaluate the immune response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to establish the most appropriate vaccination regimen to induce robust immune responses in individuals with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. The main outcome measure was a functional immunity score (zero to three) before and after vaccination, based on anti-RBD IgG levels, serum capacity to neutralize live virus and IFN-γ secretion capacity in response to SARS-CoV-2 peptide pools. One point was attributed for each of these three functional assays with response above the positivity threshold. The immunity score was compared based on subjects' symptoms at diagnosis and/or serostatus prior to vaccination. None of the naïve participants (n=14) showed a maximal immunity score of three following one dose of vaccine compared to 84% of the previously infected participants (n=55). All recovered individuals who did not have an immunity score of three were seronegative prior to vaccination, and 67% had not reported symptoms resulting from their initial infection. Following one dose of vaccine, their immune responses were comparable to naïve individuals, with significantly weaker responses than individuals who were symptomatic during infection. These results indicate that the absence of symptoms during initial infection and negative serostatus prior to vaccination predict the strength of immune responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. Altogether, these findings highlight the importance of administering the complete two-dose primary regimen and following boosters of mRNA vaccines to individuals who experienced asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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This work was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (VR2172712) and the Public Health Agency of Canada, through the Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. This work was also supported by NIH contract 75N93019C00065 (A.S, D.W).
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.930252
dc.identifier.issn
1664-3224
dc.identifier.pubmedID
36311736
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/3419
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher - en
Frontiers Media S.A.
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
Coronavirus diseases
Immunization
dc.subject - fr
Santé
Maladie à coronavirus
Immunisation
dc.subject.en - en
Health
Coronavirus diseases
Immunization
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
Maladie à coronavirus
Immunisation
dc.title - en
Symptomatology during previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and serostatus before vaccination influence the immunogenicity of BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
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Article
dc.type - fr
Article
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930252
local.article.journaltitle - en
Frontiers in Immunology
local.article.journalvolume
13
local.pagination
1-13
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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