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. 2022 Sep;85(3):334-363.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.06.008. Epub 2022 Jun 12.

Decline in antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination poses a risk to health care workers

Catherine M Worsley  1 , Mieke A van der Mescht  2 , Daniel Hoffmann  3 , Pieter W A Meyer  4 , Veronica Ueckermann  5 , Theresa M Rossouw  2
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Decline in antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination poses a risk to health care workers

Catherine M Worsley et al. J Infect. 2022 Sep.
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Keywords: Abbreviations: HCW, health care worker; IGG, immunoglobulin g; IGM, immunoglobulin m; IQR, interquartile range; LFIA, lateral flow immunoassay; POC, point-of-care; SA-MRC, South African Medical Research Council; SAHPRA, South African Health Products Authority; VOC, variant of concern.

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