Does reactogenicity after a second injection of the BNT162b2 vaccine predict spike IgG antibody levels in healthy Japanese subjects?

Adverse reactions are more common after the second injection of messenger RNA vaccines such as Pfizer/BioNTech's BNT162b2. We hypothesized that the degree and severity of reactogenicity after the second injection reflects the magnitude of antibody production against the SARS CoV-2 virus spike p...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e0257668
Main Authors: Takeuchi, Masaaki, Higa, Yukie, Esaki, Akina, Nabeshima, Yosuke, Nakazono, Akemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Antibodies
Biology and Life Sciences
Body temperature
Confidence intervals
Coronaviruses
Correlation analysis
COVID-19 vaccines
Drug dosages
Environmental health
Fever
Health aspects
Hospitals
IgG antibody
Immunization
Immunoglobulin G
Infections
Injection
Injections
Internal medicine
Laboratories
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
mRNA
mRNA vaccines
People and Places
Proteins
Questionnaires
Research and Analysis Methods
Spike protein
Vaccines
Viruses
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Summary:Adverse reactions are more common after the second injection of messenger RNA vaccines such as Pfizer/BioNTech's BNT162b2. We hypothesized that the degree and severity of reactogenicity after the second injection reflects the magnitude of antibody production against the SARS CoV-2 virus spike protein (spike IgG). Blood samples were obtained from 67 Japanese healthcare workers three weeks after the first injection and two weeks after the second injection of the BNT162b2 vaccine to measure spike IgG levels. Using questionnaires, we calculated an adverse event (AE) score (0-11) for each participant. The geometric mean of spike IgG titers increased from 1,047 antibody units (AU/mL) (95% confidence interval (95% CI): 855-1282 AU/mL) after the first injection to 17,378 AU/mL (95% CI: 14,622-20,663 AU/mL) after the second injection. The median AE score increased from 2 to 5. Spike IgG levels after the second injection were negatively correlated with age and positively correlated with spike IgG after the first injection. AE scores after the second injection were not significantly associated with log-transformed spike IgG after the second injection, when adjusted for age, sex, AE score after the first injection, and log-transformed spike IgG after the first injection. Although the sample size was relatively small, reactogenicity after the second injection may not accurately reflect antibody production.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0257668