Seasonal influenza vaccination expands hemagglutinin-specific antibody breadth to older and future A/H3N2 viruses

Autor: Nina Urke Ertesvåg, Rebecca Jane Cox, Sarah Larteley Lartey, Kristin G-I Mohn, Karl Albert Brokstad, Mai-Chi Trieu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: npj Vaccines, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-0105
DOI: 10.1038/s41541-022-00490-0
Popis: Abstract History of influenza A/H3N2 exposure, especially childhood infection, shape antibody responses after influenza vaccination and infection, but have not been extensively studied. We investigated the breadth and durability of influenza A/H3N2-specific hemagglutinin-inhibition antibodies after live-attenuated influenza vaccine in children (aged 3-17 years, n = 42), and after inactivated influenza vaccine or infection in adults (aged 22-61 years, n = 42) using 14 antigenically distinct A/H3N2 viruses circulating from 1968 to 2018. We found that vaccination and infection elicited cross-reactive antibody responses, predominantly directed against newer or future strains. Childhood H3-priming increased the breadth and magnitude of back-boosted A/H3N2-specific antibodies in adults. Broader and more durable A/H3N2-specific antibodies were observed in repeatedly vaccinated adults than in children and previously unvaccinated adults. Our findings suggest that early A/H3N2 exposure and frequent seasonal vaccination could increase the breadth and seropositivity of antibody responses, which may improve vaccine protection against future viruses.
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