A Higher Antibody Response Is Generated With a 6- to 7-Week (vs Standard) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccine Dosing Interval
Author(s) -
Brian Grunau,
Michael Asamoah-Boaheng,
Pascal M. Lavoie,
Mohammad Ehsanul Karim,
Tracy Kirkham,
Paul A. Demers,
Vilte Barakauskas,
Ana Márquez,
Agatha N. Jassem,
Sheila F. O’Brien,
Steven J. Drews,
Scott Haig,
Sheldon Cheskes,
David A. Goldfarb
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab938
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , virology , betacoronavirus , coronavirus , respiratory system , antibody , immunology , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , dosing , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The optimal dosing interval for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccines remains controversial. In this prospective study, we compared serology results of paramedics vaccinated with mRNA vaccines at the recommended short (17–28 days) vs long (42–49 days) interval. We found that a long dosing interval resulted in higher spike, receptor binding domain, and spike N terminal domain antibody concentrations.
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