The Kinetics of COVID-19 Vaccine Response in a Community-Vaccinated Population

  1. Michael K. Tu
  2. Samantha H. Chiang
  3. Richard A. Bender
  4. David T. W. Wong
  5. Charles M. Strom

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Abstract

We used a noninvasive electrochemical quantitative assay for IgG Abs to SARS-CoV-2 S1 Ag in saliva to investigate the kinetics of Ab response in a community-based population that had received either the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA-based vaccine. Samples were received from a total of 97 individuals, including a subset of 42 individuals who collected samples twice weekly for 3 mo or longer. In all, >840 samples were collected and analyzed. In all individuals, salivary SARS-CoV-2 S1 IgG Ab levels rose sharply in the 2-wk period after their second vaccination, with peak Ab levels seen at 10–20 d after vaccination. We observed that 20%, 10%, and 2.4% of individuals providing serial samples had a 90%, 95%, and 99% drop, respectively, from peak levels during the duration of monitoring, and in two patients, Abs fell to prevaccination levels (5%). The use of noninvasive quantitative salivary Ab measurement can allow widespread, cost-effective monitoring of vaccine response.

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  1. Version published to 10.4049/jimmunol.2100919
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    Table 1: Rigor

    EthicsIRB: Human Subjects: Research protocol and consents were approved by the Western Internal Review Board (Study #1302611, Expiration Date: March 19th, 2022).
    Field Sample Permit: Sample Processing Device and Protocol: Saliva samples were collected using the Orasure® Oral Fluid Collection Device (Orasure Technologies, Bethlehem, PA), which consists of an absorbent pad on the end of a long wand and a collection tube with preservative solution.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    Antibodies
    SentencesResources
    Internal standards consist of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies (Absolute Antibody, Oxford, United Kingdom) diluted in 1% (w/v) Casein/PBS solution at varying concentrations in the linear range of the assay to provide a standard curve.
    SARS-CoV-2 IgG
    suggested: None
    Secondary Antibody and Reporter Enzyme: Subsequently biotinylated Goat Anti-Human IgG Fc (ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA) was diluted 1:500 in 1% (w/v) Casein/PBS solution and 30 μL added to the well.
    Anti-Human IgG
    suggested: None

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).

    Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.

    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.

    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.

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    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • Thank you for including a funding statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

    Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.

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