SARS‑CoV‑2 IgG antibody status in unvaccinated and 2‑dose vaccinated Indonesians by Astra Zeneca

Autor: Laura Yamani, Juniastuti Juniastuti, Ni L.A. Megasari, Takako Utsumi, Nur Sahila, Alifia S. Pangestika, Serius M.D. Putri, Chung Yi Li, Santi Martini, Muhammad A. Isfandiari, Maria I. Lusida
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Public Health in Africa, Vol 14, Iss 12 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2038-9922
2038-9930
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2697
Popis: Indonesia began deploying a COVID‑19 vaccine in January 2021, prioritising vaccination for high‑risk groups such as healthcare workers, the elderly and those with comorbidi‑ ties, and ending with the general public due to limited vaccine availability. Our study aimed to evaluate antibody response in Indonesians who had received two doses of the vaccine vs. those who had not. The study design was a cohort study involving 46 unvaccinated people and 23 people who had received the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in three months. Methods used for the qualitative and quantitative detection of IgG antibodies included rapid RI‑GHA and ELISA tests. Findings showed that positive IgG antibodies qualitatively detected by the rapid RI‑GHA test were significantly higher in those vaccinated (60.9%) than in unvaccinated people (26.1%). Using the ELISA assay, all vaccinated individuals qualitatively showed positive antibodies (cut‑off ≥4.33 BAU/ml), and the average quantitative titer of anti‑SARS‑CoV‑2 s‑RBD IgG was significantly higher in vaccinated (157.06±238.68 BAU/ml) than in unvaccinated (51.90±87.60 BAU/ml) individuals. Some unvaccinated individuals with no history of infection were found to have anti‑SARS‑CoV‑2 antibodies that may have been previously asymptomatic, although their mean antibody titers were certainly lower than those in the 2‑dose group. Approximately 56% of vaccinated individuals had antibody titers above 60 BAU/ml as a cut‑off for protective threshold, a significantly higher proportion than unvaccinated individuals. In conclusion, vaccination with two doses AstraZeneca increased anti‑SARS‑CoV‑2 antibodies which resulted in enhanced immunity against symptomatic COVID‑19.
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