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Activity Title: Understanding a Protective COVID-19 Immune Response
Release Date: February 18, 2021
Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 70 minutes
Statement of Need:
The exact duration of immunity induced by natural COVID-19 infection or the newly produced COVID-19 vaccines is still unclear. Natural infection and coronavirus vaccines induce both humoral (antibody-induced) and cellular immune responses and both are important for protection from COVID-19. Multiple studies indicate that neutralizing antibodies decline 6 months after natural infection, and it is not yet clear if cellular immunity will provide longer protection. Some studies show the more severe the natural COVID-19 infection, the higher the immune response and the longer the protection. During this session, experts will discuss the current understanding of what constitutes an effective COVID-19 immune response and discuss the implications of emerging variants for natural re-infection, vaccine escape and antibody treatments. They will explain the concept of herd immunity as a key concept of epidemic control and discuss the current understanding of protective COVID-19 immune responses in special populations such as the elderly, children and the obese.
Faculty:
Professor Rob Heyderman
Head, Research Department of Infection, UCL
Director, NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Mucosal Pathogens (MPRU)
Professor Lisa Ng
Senior Principal Investigator at Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Executive Director of the Biomedical Research Council at A*STAR
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Supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from Pfizer Global Medical Grants
Upon completion of this module, participants should be able to:
- Explain the duration of immunity induced by natural COVID-19 infection and the newly produced COVID-19 vaccines
- Understand current research/studies surrounding both natural infection- and coronavirus vaccine- induced humoral (antibody-induced) and cellular immune responses with respect to protection from COVID-19.
- Restate the current understanding of what constitutes an effective COVID-19 immune response and the implications of emerging variants for natural re-infection, vaccine escape and antibody treatments
- Describe the concept of herd immunity as a key concept of epidemic control
- Discuss the current understanding of protective COVID-19 immune responses in special populations such as the elderly, children and the obese
The target audience for this module is physicians, nurses, public health officials, researchers, immunization officers, and other health professionals
Relevant references:
1. Legros V, Denolly S, Vogrig M, et al. A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients reveals a high correlation between neutralizing antibodies and COVID-19 severity. Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Jan 6. doi: 10.1038/s41423-020-00588-2. Online here ahead of print. PMID: 33408342.
2. Post N, Eddy D, Huntley C, et al. Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Humans: A Systematic Review. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 31; 15(12):e0244126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244126. eCollection 2020.
3. Pollard AJ, Bijker EM. A Guide to Vaccinology: From Basic Principles to New Developments. Nat Rev Immunol. 2020 Dec 22:1-18. doi: 10.1038/s41577-020-00479-7. Online here ahead of print. PMID: 33353987.
4. Hodgson SH, Mansatta K, Mallett G, et al. What Defines an Efficacious COVID-19 Vaccine? A Review of the Challenges Assessing the Clinical Efficacy of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 27; S1473-3099(20)30773-8. doi: 10.1016/S1473–3099(20)30773-8. Online here ahead of print. PMID: 33125914.
5. Ledford H. How Obesity Could Create Problems for a COVID Vaccine. Nature. 2020 Oct; 586(7830):488–489. doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02946-6.PMID: 33082543. Online here.
6. Soiza RL, Scicluna C, Thomson EC. Efficacy and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Older people. Age Ageing. 2020 Dec 2:afaa274. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa274. Online here ahead of print. PMID: 33320183.
7. Kamidani S, Rostad CA, Anderson EJ. COVID-19 Vaccine Development: A Pediatric Perspective. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2021 Feb 1; 33(1):144–151. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000978. PMID: 33278108. Online here.
Supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from Pfizer Global Medical Grants
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The following faculty report that they have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program/presentation:
Professor Robert S. Heyderman
Professor Lisa F. P. Ng
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