High Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Breakthrough Infections Despite Residual Humoral and Cellular Immunity Induced by BNT162b2 Vaccination in Healthcare Workers: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study in Belgium

To mitigate the massive COVID-19 burden caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), several vaccination campaigns were initiated. We performed a single-center observational trial to monitor the mid- (3 months) and long-term (10 months) adaptive immune response and to docu...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	Bas Calcoen, Nico Callewaert, Aline Vandenbulcke, Winnie Kerstens, Maya Imbrechts, Thomas Vercruysse, Kai Dallmeier, Johan Van Weyenbergh, Piet Maes, Xavier Bossuyt, Dorinja Zapf, Kersten Dieckmann, Kim Callebaut, Hendrik Jan Thibaut, Karen Vanhoorelbeke, Simon F. De Meyer, Wim Maes, Nick Geukens
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Subjects:	SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine long-term monitoring healthcare workers breakthrough infection variants of concern
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/6/1257