Baseline characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine non-responders in a large population-based sample.
Ashraf YaseenStacia M DeSantisRachit SabharwalYashar TalebiMichael D SwartzShiming ZhangLuis Leon NoveloCesar L Pinzon-GomezSarah E MessiahMelissa Valerio-ShewmakerHarold W KohlJessica RossDavid LakeyJennifer A ShufordStephen J PontEric BoerwinklePublished in: PloS one (2024)
Consistent with smaller targeted studies, a large epidemiologic cohort bears the same conclusion and demonstrates immunocompromised, cancer, kidney disease, and the number of diseases are associated with vaccine non-response. This study suggests that those individuals, with chronic diseases with the potential to affect their immune system response, may need increased doses or repeated doses of COVID-19 vaccines to develop a protective antibody level.