Omicron variant-specific serological imprinting following BA.1 or BA.4/5 bivalent vaccination and previous SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cohort study

Eva A. M. Baerends*, Joanne Reekie, Signe R. Andreasen, Nina B. Stærke, Dorthe Raben, Henrik Nielsen, Kristine T. Petersen, Isik S. Johansen, Susan O. Lindvig, Lone W. Madsen, Lothar Wiese, Mette B. Iversen, Thomas Benfield, Kasper K. Iversen, Fredrikke D. Larsen, Sidsel D. Andersen, Anna K. Juhl, Lisa L. Dietz, Astrid K. Hvidt, Sisse R. OstrowskiTyra G. Krause, Lars Østergaard, Ole S. Søgaard, Jens Lundgren, Martin Tolstrup, the ENFORCE Study Group, Jacob Bodilsen (Medlem af forfattergruppering), Henrik Nielsen (Medlem af forfattergruppering), Kristine Toft Petersen (Medlem af forfattergruppering), Maria Ruwald Juhl (Medlem af forfattergruppering), Rikke Krog Thisted (Medlem af forfattergruppering)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Continuous evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outpaces monovalent vaccine cross-protection to new viral variants. Consequently, bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines including Omicron antigens were developed. The contrasting immunogenicity of the bivalent vaccines and the impact of prior antigenic exposure on new immune imprinting remains to be clarified.

METHODS: In the large prospective ENFORCE cohort, we quantified spike-specific antibodies to 5 Omicron variants (BA.1 to BA.5) before and after BA.1 or BA.4/5 bivalent booster vaccination to compare Omicron variant-specific antibody inductions. We evaluated the impact of previous infection and characterized the dominant antibody responses.

RESULTS: Prior to the bivalent fourth vaccine, all participants (N = 1697) had high levels of Omicron-specific antibodies. Antibody levels were significantly higher in individuals with a previous polymerase chain reaction positive (PCR+) infection, particularly for BA.2-specific antibodies (geometric mean ratio [GMR] 6.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.05-7.62). Antibody levels were further significantly boosted in all individuals by receiving either of the bivalent vaccines, but greater fold inductions to all Omicron variants were observed in individuals with no prior infection. The BA.1 bivalent vaccine generated a dominant response toward BA.1 (adjusted GMR 1.31, 95% CI 1.09-1.57) and BA.3 (1.32, 1.09-1.59) antigens in individuals with no prior infection, whereas the BA.4/5 bivalent vaccine generated a dominant response toward BA.2 (0.87, 0.76-0.98), BA.4 (0.85, 0.75-0.97), and BA.5 (0.87, 0.76-0.99) antigens in individuals with a prior infection.

CONCLUSIONS: Vaccination and previous infection leave a clear serological imprint that is focused on the variant-specific antigen. Importantly, both bivalent vaccines induce high levels of Omicron variant-specific antibodies, suggesting broad cross-protection of Omicron variants.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummerciad402
TidsskriftClinical Infectious Diseases
Vol/bind77
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)1511–1520
Antal sider10
ISSN1058-4838
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 dec. 2023

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© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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