Neutralizing antibodies after the third COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare workers with or without breakthrough infection.
Arttu ReinholmSari MaljanenPinja JalkanenEda AltanSisko TauriainenMilja BelikMarika SkönAnu HaveriPamela ÖsterlundAlina IakubovskaiaArja PasternackRauno A NavesOlli RitvosSimo MiettinenHanni K HäkkinenLauri IvaskaPaula A TähtinenJohanna LempainenAnu KanteleLaura KakkolaIlkka JulkunenPekka KolehmainenPublished in: Communications medicine (2024)
Different three-dose vaccine combinations seem to induce considerable levels of neutralizing antibodies against most SARS-CoV-2 variants. However, the ability of the newer variants BQ1.1 and XBB 1.5 to escape vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody responses underlines the importance of updating vaccines as new variants emerge.