SMD - Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose
COVID-19 vaccine In those who have not previously been infected and have so far only received one dose of vaccine the immune response to variants of concern may be insufficient. The findings, published today in the journal Science and led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College London and University College London, looked at immune responses in UK healthcare workers at Barts and Royal Free hospitals following their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. They found that people who had previously had mild or asymptomatic infection had significantly enhanced pr...