PRESENCE OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES AND AEFIs AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS BY DOSING INTERVAL FOR CHADOX1 NCOV-19 VACCINE

Minh Đien Vu, Ngoc Thach Pham, Trung Cap Nguyen, Quang Dai Tran, Thi Ngoc Le, Đinh Khanh Hoang, Thi Kim Lien Le, Đinh Trang Van, Van Duyet Le, Van Cong Le, Thi Thu Trang Bui

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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence was estimated among members of a prospective cohort of NHTD healthcare workers receiving two doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine.


Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study to estimate the prevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 before and after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination.


Results: 405 were vaccinated with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 with 4-8-week (60.0%), 9-12-week (27.0%), or ≥13-week (13.0%) intervals between the two doses. Three months following series completion, 99.0% and 97.0% of vaccinated participants had >1 sample with detectable antibodies and surrogate neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, respectively. We observed no significant differences among those with different dosing intervals at last follow up. All participants reported PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 during the study with mild clinical symptoms and self-recover after 1 week; 2 (0.5%) were laboratory-confirmed. AEFIs were mild and more frequent post-dose 1 (80.7%) vs. post-dose 2 (21.8%). Common manifestations: swelling and pain at the injection site (56.0% and 16.8%), myalgia (41.6%; 4.4%), headache (32.0%; 3.8%) 0.8%), fever ≥ 37.5oC (28.7%; 3.6%), chills (26.8%; 2.5%), athritis (18.2%; 3.2%). Conclusions: In this population, regardless of dosing interval, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 induced antibodies within three months of the second dose. These findings may offer flexibility to policymakers when balancing programmatic considerations with vaccine effectiveness.

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