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. 2021 Dec 7;326(21):2203-2204.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.19885.

Antibody Titers Before and After a Third Dose of the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 Vaccine in Adults Aged ≥60 Years

Noa Eliakim-Raz  1 , Yaara Leibovici-Weisman  1 , Amos Stemmer  2 , Asaf Ness  1 , Muhammad Awwad  1 , Nassem Ghantous  1 , Salomon M Stemmer  1
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Antibody Titers Before and After a Third Dose of the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 Vaccine in Adults Aged ≥60 Years

Noa Eliakim-Raz et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study assesses antispike (anti-S) IgG antibody titers before and after a third BNT162b2 dose (booster) in individuals aged 60 years and older in Israel.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr S. M. Stemmer reported receiving research grants (to his institution) from CAN-FITE, AstraZeneca, BioLineRX, BMS, Clovis Oncology, CTG Pharma, Exelixis, GEICAM, Halozyme, Incyte, Lilly, Moderna, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Roche and owning stocks and options in CTG Pharma, DocBoxMD, TyrNovo, VYPE, Cytora, and CAN-FITE. No other disclosures were reported.

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