Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.
PLoS One. 2022 Feb 2;17(2):e0263468. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263468. eCollection 2022.
Mass vaccination is the key element in controlling current COVID-19 pandemic. Studies comparing immunogenicity of different COVID-19 vaccines are largely lacking. We aimed at measuring anti-S antibody (Ab) levels in individuals fully vaccinated with BNT162b2, BBIBP-CorV and Gam-COVID-Vac, as well as in COVID-19 convalescents.
In this cross-sectional study, serum was collected from 400 age- and sex-matched participants, 100 fully vaccinated with BNT162b2, 100 with BBIBP-CorV and 100 with Gam-COVID-Vac on the 28th day after the second vaccine dose, and 100 recovered from COVID-19 at least 28 days after symptom(s) resolution. Sera were analyzed using the LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG assay (DiaSorin, Saluggia, Italy). Wilcoxon rank-sum or Kruskal-Wallis tests was used for comparison of Ab levels.
Highest mean value (210.11, SD = 100.42) was measured in the BNT162b2 group, followed by Gam-COVID-Vac (171.11, SD = 120.69) and BBIBP-CorV (68.50, SD = 72.78) AU/mL (p<0.001). Significant differences in antibody levels were found between BNT162b2 and BBIBP-CorV (p<0.001), BNT162b2 and Gam-COVID-Vac (p = 0.001), as well as BBIBP-CorV and Gam-COVID-Vac groups (p<0.001). Percentage of seropositive was 81% in the convalescent group, 83% in BBIBP-CorV vaccinated and 100% in BNT162b2 and Gam-COVID-Vac. When comparing measured antibody levels in vaccinated to those in COVID-19 recovered, significantly higher antibody levels were found for vaccinated with BNT162b2 (p<0.001), and with Gam-COVID-Vac (p<0.001), while for BBIBP-CorV there was no statistically significant difference (p = 0.641).
All three investigated vaccines, BNT162b2, BBIBP-CorV and Gam-COVID-Vac, provide robust immune response 28 days after the second dose of vaccine, in the majority of participants. All individuals vaccinated with BNT162b2 and Gam-COVID-Vac seroconverted, while in vaccinated with BBIBP-CorV and COVID-19 recovered seroconversion rates were lower. Although less potent compared to other two vaccines, immune response after BBIBP-CorV was similar to response measured in convalescents. Challenge still remains to examine dynamics and durability of immunoprotection.
大规模疫苗接种是控制当前 COVID-19 大流行的关键因素。目前缺乏比较不同 COVID-19 疫苗免疫原性的研究。我们旨在测量完全接种 BNT162b2、BBIBP-CorV 和 Gam-COVID-Vac 的个体以及 COVID-19 恢复期个体的抗-S 抗体 (Ab) 水平。
在这项横断面研究中,从 400 名年龄和性别匹配的参与者中采集血清,100 名参与者在第二次疫苗接种后第 28 天完全接种 BNT162b2,100 名参与者完全接种 BBIBP-CorV,100 名参与者完全接种 Gam-COVID-Vac,100 名 COVID-19 恢复期个体在症状缓解后至少 28 天。使用 Liaison SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG 测定法 (DiaSorin, Saluggia, Italy) 分析血清。使用 Wilcoxon 秩和检验或 Kruskal-Wallis 检验比较 Ab 水平。
在 BNT162b2 组中测量到最高的平均 (210.11,SD = 100.42) 值,其次是 Gam-COVID-Vac (171.11,SD = 120.69) 和 BBIBP-CorV (68.50,SD = 72.78) AU/mL (p<0.001)。在 BNT162b2 和 BBIBP-CorV 之间 (p<0.001)、BNT162b2 和 Gam-COVID-Vac 之间 (p = 0.001) 以及 BBIBP-CorV 和 Gam-COVID-Vac 组之间 (p<0.001),Ab 水平存在显著差异。恢复期个体的血清阳性率为 81%,BBIBP-CorV 接种组为 83%,BNT162b2 和 Gam-COVID-Vac 接种组为 100%。当比较接种疫苗和 COVID-19 恢复期个体的测量 Ab 水平时,发现 BNT162b2 (p<0.001) 和 Gam-COVID-Vac (p<0.001) 的接种疫苗者的 Ab 水平显著更高,而 BBIBP-CorV 则没有统计学意义上的差异 (p = 0.641)。
三种研究疫苗(BNT162b2、BBIBP-CorV 和 Gam-COVID-Vac)在第二次疫苗接种后 28 天均能在大多数参与者中提供强大的免疫反应。所有接种 BNT162b2 和 Gam-COVID-Vac 的个体均发生血清转化,而接种 BBIBP-CorV 和 COVID-19 恢复期个体的血清转化率较低。尽管与其他两种疫苗相比效力较低,但 BBIBP-CorV 后的免疫反应与恢复期个体测量的反应相似。仍需要研究免疫保护的动态和持久性。