https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03732-9
Regular Article
Analyzing the diffusion and duration of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 during the natural infection and comparison with vaccination
1
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
2
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini, 20072, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
Received:
31
March
2022
Accepted:
22
January
2023
Published online:
9
February
2023
To monitor SARS-CoV-2 diffusion, we measured anti-Spike S1/S2 IgGs in the serum of nearly 4000 workers employed in several healthcare facilities for one year. We found that the antibody response persists at least over 8 months in symptomatic subjects, particularly in individuals with anosmia/dysgeusia. Moreover, analyzing a smaller cohort (124 healthcare employees of which 57 had a previous history of SARS-CoV-2 exposure) vaccinated with two doses of Comirnaty vaccine, we observed that in symptomatic subjects previously exposed to SARS-CoV-2 one dose vaccine was sufficient to stimulate very high levels of antibodies, suggesting that these subjects should take only one dose of vaccine.
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