Anti-spike IgG antibody kinetics following the second and third doses of BNT162b2 vaccine in nursing home residents.
Helene JeulinCarlos LabatKevin DuarteSimon ToupanceGregoire NadinDenis CrausIoannis GeorgiopoulosIsabelle GantoisFrançois GoehringerAthanase BenetosPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
In old subjects living in NH, history of SARS-CoV-2 infection provides a clear advantage in the magnitude and duration of high IgG(S) titers following the 2nd dose. Importantly, the 3rd dose induces a much more pronounced IgG(S) response than the 2nd dose in COV-No subjects, the effect of which should be able to ensure a prolonged protection against severe forms of COVID-19 in these subjects.