Immune Response 5-7 Months after Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in Elderly Nursing Home Residents in the Czech Republic: Comparison of Three Vaccines.

Jan Martínek Hana Tomaskova Jaroslav JanošekHana ZelenáAlena KloudováJakub MrázekEduard JežoVlastimil KrálJitka PohořskáHana ŠturcováRastislav Maďar

Published in: Viruses (2022)

A high immune response, especially among vaccinated convalescents (i.e., residents with hybrid immunity), was found in elderly nursing home residents 5-7 months after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. In view of this, it appears that such residents are much better protected from COVID-19 than those who are only vaccinated and the matter of individual approach to the booster dose in such individuals should be further discussed.

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