Declining prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among vaccinated nursing home residents and staff six months after the primary BNT162b2 vaccination campaign in Belgium : a prospective cohort study

In the SCOPE study, we monitored SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a national sample of residents and staff from Belgian nursing homes. Here, we report the seroprevalence among infected and infection-naive residents and staff after the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Among 1554 vaccinated nursing home residents and 1082 vaccinated staff from 69 nursing homes in Belgium, we assessed the proportion having SARS-CoV-2 antibodies approximately two (April 2021), four (June 2021), and six months (August 2021) after a two-dose regimen of the BNT162b2 vaccine. We measured the seroprevalence using SARS-Co... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Meyers, Eline
Deschepper, Ellen
Duysburgh, Els
De Rop, Liselore
De Burghgraeve, Tine
Van Ngoc, Pauline
Digregorio, Marina
Delogne, Simon
Coen, Anja
De Clercq, Nele
Buret, Laëtitia
Coenen, Samuel
De Sutter, An
Scholtes, Beatrice
Verbakel, Jan Y
Cools, Piet
Heytens, Stefan
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Schlagwörter: Medicine and Health Sciences / Virology / Infectious Diseases / BNT126b2 / COVID-19 vaccination / elderly / nursing home residents / IgM / IgG / SARS-CoV-2 / seroprevalence
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26602742
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8772949

In the SCOPE study, we monitored SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a national sample of residents and staff from Belgian nursing homes. Here, we report the seroprevalence among infected and infection-naive residents and staff after the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Among 1554 vaccinated nursing home residents and 1082 vaccinated staff from 69 nursing homes in Belgium, we assessed the proportion having SARS-CoV-2 antibodies approximately two (April 2021), four (June 2021), and six months (August 2021) after a two-dose regimen of the BNT162b2 vaccine. We measured the seroprevalence using SARS-CoV-2 antibody rapid tests and collected socio-demographic and COVID-19 medical data using an online questionnaire. Two months after vaccination (baseline), we found a seroprevalence of 91% (95% CI: 89-93) among vaccinated residents and 99% (95% CI: 98-99) among vaccinated staff. Six months after vaccination, the seroprevalence significantly decreased to 68% (95% CI: 64-72) among residents and to 89% (95% CI; 86-91) among staff (p < 0.001). The seroprevalence was more likely to decrease among infection-naive residents, older residents, or residents with a high care dependency level. These findings emphasize the need for close monitoring of nursing home residents, as a substantial part of this population fails to mount a persistent antibody response after BNT162b2 vaccination.