@article{Dowell_A-2022_89268,
title = {mRNA or ChAd0x1 COVID-19 vaccination of adolescents induces robust antibody and cellular responses with continued recognition of omicron following mRNA-1273},
author = {Dowell, A. and Powell, A. and Davis, C. and Scott, S. and Logan, N. and Willett, B. and Bruton, R. and Ayodele, M. and Jinks, E. and Gunn, J. and Spalkova, E. and Sylla, P. and Nicol, S. and Zuo, J. and Ireland, G. and Okike, I. and Baawuah, F. and Beckmann, J. and Ahmad, S. and Garstang, J. and Brent, A. and Brent, B. and White, M. and Collins, A. and Davis, F. and Lim, M. and Cohen, J. and Kenny, J. and Linley, E. and Poh, J. and Amirthalingam, G. and Brown, K. and Ramsay, M. and Azad, R. and Wright, J. and Waiblinger, D. and Moss, P. and Ladhani, S.},
month = {jun},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Children and adolescents generally experience mild COVID-19. However, those with underlying physical health conditions are at a significantly increased risk of severe disease. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of antibody and cellular responses in adolescents with severe neuro-disabilities who received COVID-19 vaccination with either ChAdOx1 (n=6) or an mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273, n=8, BNT162b2, n=1). Strong immune responses were observed after vaccination and antibody levels and neutralisation titres were both higher after two doses. Both measures were also higher after mRNA vaccination and were further enhanced by prior natural infection where one vaccine dose was sufficient to generate peak antibody response. Robust T-cell responses were generated after dual vaccination and were also higher following mRNA vaccination. Early T-cells were characterised by a dominant effector-memory CD4+ T-cell population with a type-1 cytokine signature with additional production of IL-10. Antibody levels were well-maintained for at least 3 months after vaccination and 3 of 4 donors showed measurable neutralisation titres against the Omicron variant. T-cell responses also remained robust, with generation of a central/stem cell memory pool and showed strong reactivity against Omicron spike. These data demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines display strong immunogenicity in adolescents and that dual vaccination, or single vaccination following prior infection, generate higher immune responses than seen after natural infection and develop activity against Omicron. Initial evidence suggests that mRNA vaccination elicits stronger immune responses than adenoviral delivery, although the latter is also higher than seen in adult populations. COVID-19 vaccines are therefore highly immunogenic in high-risk adolescents and dual vaccination might be able to provide relative protection against the Omicron variant that is currently globally dominant.},
volume = {13},
journal = {Frontiers in Immunology},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.882515},
}
