Journal article

Randomized controlled trial reveals no benefit to a 3-month delay in COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccine

WS Lee, J Audsley, MC Trieu, A Reynaldi, LC Aurelia, PH Mehta, J Patterson, HE Kent, J Nguyen, T Amarasena, R Esterbauer, ER Haycroft, P Ramanathan, MP Davenport, TE Schlub, J Sasadeusz, AK Wheatley, AW Chung, JA Juno, KJ Selva Show all

Journal of Clinical Investigation | Published : 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND. There is uncertainty about the timing of booster vaccination against COVID-19 in highly vaccinated populations during the present endemic phase of COVID-19. Studies focused on primary vaccination have previously suggested improved immunity with a longer interval between the first and second vaccine doses. METHODS. We conducted a randomized, controlled trial (November 2022-August 2023) and assigned 52 fully vaccinated adults to an immediate or a 3-month delayed bivalent Spikevax mRNA booster vaccine. Follow-up visits were completed for 48 participants (n = 24 per arm), with collection of saliva and plasma samples following each visit. RESULTS. The rise in neutralizing antibody res..

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