Age-related immune dysfunction can compromise immune responses to infection and vaccine efficacy. Across two cohorts, Dallan et al. demonstrate that protective immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus is optimally maintained in older adults after primary adenoviral immunization (ChAdOx1-S) and subsequent mRNA vaccine boosting (BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273).
- Beatrice Dallan
- Davide Proietto
- Francesco Nicoli