Cross-sectional Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels and Decay Rates Following Infection of Unvaccinated Elderly Individuals.
Marilyn WhelanYannick GalipeauNicole White-Al HabeebDanijela KonforteMohamed Abou El HassanRonald A BoothCorey ArnoldMarc-André LangloisMartin PelchatPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
Despite older individuals having the highest levels of antibodies postinfection, they are the cohort in which antibody decay was the fastest. Until a better understanding of correlates of protection is acquired, along with the protective role of nonneutralizing antibodies, booster vaccinations remain important in this demographic.