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Vaccination has been shown to induce an immune response including T cells [1]. However, vaccination induces a slightly different immune response compared to na
by criticaltinker 5y ago
Vaccination has been shown to induce an immune response including T cells [1].
However, vaccination induces a slightly different immune response compared to natural infection [2][3] . These differences may account for variation in effectiveness between vaccine-induced and naturally acquired immunity.
[1] Rapid induction of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells is associated with coordinated humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(21)00308-3 https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(21)00308-3
[2] Antibodies elicited by mRNA-1273 vaccination bind more broadly to the receptor binding domain than do those from SARS-CoV-2 infection
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34103407/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34103407/
[3] mRNA vaccination compared to infection elicits an IgG-predominant response with greater SARS-CoV-2 specificity and similar decrease in variant spike recognition
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/medrxiv/early/2021/04/07/2021.04.05.21254952.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/medrxiv/early/2021/04/07/202...
- jonny_eh 5y ago> differences may account for variation in effectiveness between vaccine-induced and naturally acquired immunity. What's the variation you are referring to?
- inter_netuser 5y agoantibodies produced in a primary infection target a lot more than spike protein, in some pre-prints. It's all preliminary data. However, the sinopharm vaccine, which is the whole virus, not just spike protein, seems to lose effectiveness after several months as well.