Immunogenicity after six months of BNT162b2 vaccination in frail or disabled nursing home residents: the COVID-A Study.
Sergio Salmerón RíosElisa Belén Cortés ZamoraAlmudena Avendaño CéspedesLuis Romero RizosPedro Manuel Sánchez-JuradoGinés Sánchez-NievasMarta Mas RomeroMaría Teresa Tabernero SahuquilloJosé Joaquín Blas SeñaladaAntonio Murillo RomeroInmaculada García NoguerasJuan de Dios Estrella CazallaFernando Andrés-PretelVolker Martin LauschkeJustin StebbingPedro Abizanda SolerPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
Older adults in LTCFs experience a rapid loss of antibodies between over the first six months after the second dose of BNT162b2 vaccine. Only pre-vaccination COVID-19 is associated with a slower rate of antibodies decrease. Our data support immunization with a third dose in this vulnerable, high-risk population. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.