SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce a greater array of spike-specific antibody isotypes with more potent complement binding capacity than natural infection.
Jéromine KlinglerGregory S LambertVincenza ItriSean LiuJuan C BandresGospel Enyindah-AsonyeXiaomei LiuKasopefoluwa Y OguntuyoFatima AmanatBenhur LeeSusan Zolla-PaznerChitra UpadhyayCatarina E HioePublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2021)
Compared with natural infection, mRNA vaccines induced a greater array of IgG subtypes against spike in saliva and plasma. The vaccine-induced Abs were also more potent in mediating complement activation.