mRNA vaccination in people over 80 years of age induces strong humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 with cross neutralization of P.1 Brazilian variant

mRNA vaccination in people over 80 years of age induces strong humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 with cross neutralization of P.1 Brazilian variant

Age is the major risk factor for mortality after SARS-CoV-2 infection and older people have received priority consideration for COVID-19 vaccination. However, vaccine responses are often suboptimal in this age group and few people over the age of 80 years were included in vaccine registration trials...

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Main Authors: Helen Parry, Gokhan Tut, Rachel Bruton, Sian Faustini, Christine Stephens, Philip Saunders, Christopher Bentley, Katherine Hilyard, Kevin Brown, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Sue Charlton, Stephanie Leung, Emily Chiplin, Naomi S Coombes, Kevin R Bewley, Elizabeth J Penn, Cathy Rowe, Ashley Otter, Rosie Watts, Silvia D'Arcangelo, Bassam Hallis, Andrew Makin, Alex Richter, Jianmin Zuo, Paul Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-09-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
COVID-19
vaccination
immunosenescence
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/69375

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/69375

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