COVID-19 vaccines protect against infection, hospitalization and death in older adults, but their effectiveness is lower in this age group compared to young adults. Here, Palacios-Pedrero et al. show that age-dependent signs of immunosenescence in B and T cells in older adults correlate with poor immunological outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination but not after natural SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- Miguel Ángel Palacios-Pedrero
- Janina M. Jansen
- Giulietta Saletti
