Single dose of Sputnik V Covid vaccine triggers strong antibody response: Study


PTI, Jul 14, 2021, 1:13 PM IST

London:  A single dose of the Sputnik V vaccine may be enough to elicit a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in already infected people, according to a study.

Previous studies have found that two doses of Sputnik V, a vector vaccine produced using a combination of two adenoviruses, results in 92 percent efficacy against COVID-19 infection.

Adenoviruses are common viruses that cause a range of illnesses with cold-like symptoms such as fever and sore throat.

The new study, published on Tuesday in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, examined whether a single dose would achieve greater public health benefit than two doses by allowing the protection of a larger population more quickly.

“Due to limited vaccine supply and uneven vaccine distribution in many regions of the world, health authorities urgently need data on the immune response to vaccines to optimize vaccination strategies,” said study senior author Andrea Gamarnik of the Fundacion Instituto Leloir-CONICET in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“The peer-reviewed data we present provide information for guiding public health decisions in light of the current global health emergency,” Gamarnik said.

The researchers noted that evidence from other vaccines offers support for the one-shot approach.

The AstraZeneca vaccine, for example, shows 76 percent efficacy after a single dose, and the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines may induce sufficient immunity in previously infected individuals after one dose, with no apparent benefit of an additional dose, they said.

In the latest study, the researchers compared the effects of one and two shots of Sputnik V on SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody responses in 289 healthcare workers in Argentina.

Three weeks after the second dose, all volunteers with no prior infection generated virus-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies — the most common type of antibody found in the blood.

However, even within three weeks of receiving the first dose, 94 percent of these participants developed IgG antibodies against the virus, and 90 percent showed evidence of neutralizing antibodies, which interfere with the ability of viruses to infect cells.

The research further showed that IgG and neutralizing antibody levels in previously infected participants were significantly higher after one dose than those in fully vaccinated volunteers with no history of infection.

A second dose did not increase the production of neutralizing antibodies in previously infected volunteers.

“This highlights the robust response to vaccination of previously infected individuals, suggesting that naturally acquired immunity might be enhanced sufficiently by a single dose, in agreement with recent studies using mRNA vaccines,” Gamarnik said.

The researchers noted that further studies are needed to evaluate the duration of the immune response and to assess how antibody levels relate to vaccine protection against COVID-19.

The high antibody levels after a single dose in naive participants suggest a benefit of delaying second dose administration to increase the number of people vaccinated, they said.

“Evidence-based on quantitative information will guide vaccine deployment strategies in the face of worldwide vaccine supply restriction,” Gamarnik added.

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