Immunological imprinting of humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in children - Repository

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Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 are globally dominant and infection rates are very high in children. We measure immune responses following Omicron BA.1/2 infection in children aged 6-14 years and relate this to prior and subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. Primary Omicron infection elicits a weak antibody response with poor functional neutralizing antibodies. Subsequent Omicron reinfection or COVID-19 vaccination elicits increased antibody titres with broad neutralisation of Omicron subvariants. Prior pre-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 virus infection or vaccination primes for robust antibody responses following Omicron infection but these remain primarily focussed against ancestral variants. Primary Omicron infection thus elicits a weak antibody response in children which is boosted after reinfection or vaccination. Cellular responses are robust and broadly equivalent in all groups, providing protection against severe disease irrespective of SARS-CoV-2 variant. Immunological imprinting is likely to act as an important determinant of long-term humoral immunity, the future clinical importance of which is unknown.

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Dowell, A., Lancaster, T., Bruton, R., Ireland, G., Bentley, C., Sylla, P., Zuo, J., Scott, S., Jadir, A., Begum, J., Roberts, T., Stephens, C., Ditta, S., Shepherdson, R., Powell, A., Brent, A., Brent, B., Baawuah, F., Okike, I., Beckmann, J., Ahmad, S., Aiano, F., Garstang, J., Ramsay, M., Azad, R., Waiblinger, D., Willett, B., Wright, J., Ladhani, S. & Moss, P. 2023, 'Immunological imprinting of humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in children', Nature Communications, 14, article no: 3845. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39575-2

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39575-2

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