Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

Immune response to two different COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines in US nursing home residents

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Abstract

Both mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines elicit similarly robust humoral immunity in nursing home residents.

  • Nursing home residents remain highly vulnerable to severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2.
  • Immunologic evaluations were conducted on residents who received either mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2 bivalent vaccines.
  • Strong humoral responses were observed against both the ancestral Wuhan strain and Omicron BA.4/5 subvariants.
  • Spike-binding antibody levels and neutralizing titers were comparable between the two vaccine formulations.
  • Timely booster administration may be more critical than the specific vaccine product in this population.

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