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Delayed Antibody and T-Cell Response to BNT162b2 Vaccination in the Elderly, Germany

Authors :
Schwarz, Tatjana
Tober-Lau, Pinkus
Hillus, David
Helbig, Elisa T.
Lippert, Lena J.
Thibeault, Charlotte
Koch, Willi
Landgraf, Irmgard
Michel, Janine
Bergfeld, Leon
Niemeyer, Daniela
Muhlemann, Barbara
Conrad, Claudia
Dang-Heine, Chantip
Kasper, Stefanie
Munn, Friederike
Kappert, Kai
Nitsche, Andreas
Tauber, Rudolf
Schmidt, Sein
Kopankiewicz, Piotr
Bias, Harald
Seybold, Joachim
von Kalle, Christof
Jones, Terry C.
Suttorp, Norbert
Drosten, Christian
Sander, Leif Erik
Corman, Victor M.
Kurth, Florian
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. August, 2021, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p2174, 5 p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

We detected delayed and reduced antibody and T-cell responses after BNT162b2 vaccination in 71 elderly persons (median age 81 years) compared with 123 healthcare workers (median age 34 years) in [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
27
Issue :
8
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.670208098
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.211145