Persistent humoral immune response in youth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: prospective school-based cohort study.

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serval:BIB_BDC2C0B508CE
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Persistent humoral immune response in youth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: prospective school-based cohort study.
Journal
Nature communications
Author(s)
Raineri A., Radtke T., Rueegg S., Haile S.R., Menges D., Ballouz T., Ulyte A., Fehr J., Cornejo D.L., Pantaleo G., Pellaton C., Fenwick C., Puhan M.A., Kriemler S.
ISSN
2041-1723 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2041-1723
Publication state
Published
Issued date
27/11/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Number
1
Pages
7764
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Understanding the development of humoral immune responses of children and adolescents to SARS-CoV-2 is essential for designing effective public health measures. Here we examine the changes of humoral immune response in school-aged children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020 to July 2022), with a specific interest in the Omicron variant (beginning of 2022). In our study "Ciao Corona", we assess in each of the five testing rounds between 1874 and 2500 children and adolescents from 55 schools in the canton of Zurich with a particular focus on a longitudinal cohort (n=751). By July 2022, 96.9% (95% credible interval 95.3-98.1%) of children and adolescents have SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike IgG (S-IgG) antibodies. Those with hybrid immunity or vaccination have higher S-IgG titres and stronger neutralising responses against Wildtype, Delta and Omicron BA.1 variants compared to those infected but unvaccinated. S-IgG persist over 18 months in 93% of children and adolescents. During the study period one adolescent was hospitalised for less than 24 hours possibly related to an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings show that the Omicron wave and the rollout of vaccines boosted S-IgG titres and neutralising capacity. Trial registration number: NCT04448717. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04448717 .
Keywords
Child, Humans, Adolescent, COVID-19/epidemiology, Immunity, Humoral, SARS-CoV-2, Cohort Studies, Pandemics, Prospective Studies, Antibodies, Viral, Immunoglobulin G, Antibodies, Neutralizing
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