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Thanks for the commentary and link - I also searched high and low but could not find the paper. My understanding is the study is still ongoing so perhaps it has

Thanks for the commentary and link - I also searched high and low but could not find the paper. My understanding is the study is still ongoing so perhaps it hasn't been published yet? If you happen to find it though please do share.

belter 5y ago
I have contacted directly one of the journalists that wrote the piece to see if this was just a temporary report. As this was reported in several media, they must have made at least some kind of press release. In the meanwhile I noticed this other study from last year, with a much smaller sample with similar results: "Rapid Decay of Anti–SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Persons with Mild Covid-19": https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2025179 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2025179 Has an update/correction: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMx200017 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMx200017
- belter 5y ago
  Just a follow up for the sake of completeness. After contacting the journalist that wrote the piece, it seems these results were reported in the form of information provided in an interview. I contacted the institution responsible for the study, and they were kind enough to provide me with the direct email of the team responsible for the study. After several attempts to clarify if: - There is a preprint or pre-release PDF or - A press release or - Should I just base myself on the contents of the interview? my (polite) contact attempts were met with complete silence. I am not going to assume this is because they are not media savy. Clearly, they were able to articulate their communication via a highly visible national newspaper. It is also interesting, and clarifying, on how the spread of information works. I found the data from this study, widely quoted in Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish and French media and reported as facts. Its a bit frustrating, because they are reporting a population of 9,000 with a first set of 4000. This would make it one of the largest studies of its kind. They tracked antibodies prior to full vaccination ( two shots) and tracked how their quantities waned in people with natural immunity, with natural immunity + vaccination, and just vaccination."Allegedly" :-) Just as a reminder, they were reporting: - Number of antibodies would drop dramatically 3 months after vaccination - Would drop less on people who had antibodies present prior to vaccination. - Quite different responses on male vs female We can only hope they publish a study later, via the usual peer reviewed channels...

belter 5y ago

I have contacted directly one of the journalists that wrote the piece to see if this was just a temporary report. As this was reported in several media, they must have made at least some kind of press release. In the meanwhile I noticed this other study from last year, with a much smaller sample with similar results: "Rapid Decay of Anti–SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Persons with Mild Covid-19": https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2025179 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2025179 Has an update/correction: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMx200017 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMx200017

belter 5y ago
Just a follow up for the sake of completeness. After contacting the journalist that wrote the piece, it seems these results were reported in the form of information provided in an interview. I contacted the institution responsible for the study, and they were kind enough to provide me with the direct email of the team responsible for the study. After several attempts to clarify if: - There is a preprint or pre-release PDF or - A press release or - Should I just base myself on the contents of the interview? my (polite) contact attempts were met with complete silence. I am not going to assume this is because they are not media savy. Clearly, they were able to articulate their communication via a highly visible national newspaper. It is also interesting, and clarifying, on how the spread of information works. I found the data from this study, widely quoted in Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish and French media and reported as facts. Its a bit frustrating, because they are reporting a population of 9,000 with a first set of 4000. This would make it one of the largest studies of its kind. They tracked antibodies prior to full vaccination ( two shots) and tracked how their quantities waned in people with natural immunity, with natural immunity + vaccination, and just vaccination."Allegedly" :-) Just as a reminder, they were reporting: - Number of antibodies would drop dramatically 3 months after vaccination - Would drop less on people who had antibodies present prior to vaccination. - Quite different responses on male vs female We can only hope they publish a study later, via the usual peer reviewed channels...