Title | Asymptomatic or mild symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits durable neutralizing antibody responses in children and adolescents. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Authors | Garrido C, Hurst JH, Lorang CG, Aquino JN, Rodriguez J, Pfeiffer TS, Singh T, Semmes EC, Lugo DJ, Rotta AT, Turner NA, Burke TW, McClain MT, Petzold EA, Permar SR, M Moody A, Woods CW, Kelly MS, Fouda GG |
Journal | JCI Insight |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 17 |
Date Published | 2021 Sep 08 |
ISSN | 2379-3708 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Antibodies, Viral, Asymptomatic Diseases, Child, COVID-19, Female, Humans, Male, SARS-CoV-2 |
Abstract | As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread globally, questions have emerged regarding the strength and durability of immune responses in specific populations. In this study, we evaluated humoral immune responses in 69 children and adolescents with asymptomatic or mild symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. We detected robust IgM, IgG, and IgA antibody responses to a broad array of SARS-CoV-2 antigens at the time of acute infection and 2 and 4 months after acute infection in all participants. Notably, these antibody responses were associated with virus-neutralizing activity that was still detectable 4 months after acute infection in 94% of children. Moreover, antibody responses and neutralizing activity in sera from children and adolescents were comparable or superior to those observed in sera from 24 adults with mild symptomatic infection. Taken together, these findings indicate that children and adolescents with mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection generate robust and durable humoral immune responses that can likely contribute to protection from reinfection. |
DOI | 10.1172/jci.insight.150909 |
Alternate Journal | JCI Insight |
PubMed ID | 34228642 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC8492306 |
Grant List | U01 AI066569 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States UM1 AI104681 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States K23 AI135090 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States 75N93019C00015 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States UC6 AI058607 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States |