SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN)
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN)
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Increased understanding of whether individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 are protected from future SARS-CoV-2 infection is an urgent requirement. We aimed to investigate whether antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were associated with a decreased risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic reinfection.
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- Krammer, Florian. 2021. "Correlates of protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection." The Lancet.
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Hall, Victoria Jane, Sarah Foulkes, Andre Charlett, Ana Atti, Edward J. Monk, Ruth Simmons, Edgar Wellington, Michelle J. Cole, Ayoub Saei, Blanche Oguti, Katie Munro, Sarah Wallace, Peter D. Kirwan, Madhumita Shrotri, Amoolya Vusirikala, Sakib Rokadiya, Meaghan Kall, Maria Zambon, Mary Ramsay, Tim Brooks, Colin S. Brown, Meera A. Chand, Susan Hopkins, N. Andrews, A. Atti, H. Aziz, T. Brooks, C. S. Brown, D. Camero, C. Carr, M. A. Chand, A. Charlett, H. Crawford, M. Cole, J. Conneely, S. D'Arcangelo, J. Ellis, S. Evans, S. Foulkes, N. Gillson, R. Gopal, L. Hall, V. J. Hall, P. Harrington, S. Hopkins, J. Hewson, K. Hoschler, D. Ironmonger, J. Islam, M. Kall, I. Karagiannis, O. Kay, J. Khawam, E. King, P. Kirwan, R. Kyffin, A. Lackenby, M. Lattimore, E. Linley, J. Lopez-Bernal, L. Mabey, R. McGregor, S. Miah, E. M. J. Monk, K. Munro, Z. Naheed, A. Nissr, A. M. O'Connell, B. Oguti, H. Okafor, S. Organ, J. Osbourne, A. Otter, M. Patel, S. Platt, D. Pople, K. Potts, M. Ramsay, J. Robotham, S. Rokadiya, C. Rowe, A. Saei, G. Sebbage, A. Semper, M. Shrotri, R. Simmons, A. Soriano, P. Staves, S. Taylor, A. Taylor, A. Tengbe, S. Tonge, A. Vusirikala, S. Wallace, E. Wellington, M. Zambon, D. Corrigan, M. Sartaj, L. Cromey, S. Campbell, K. Braithwaite, L. Price, L. Haahr, S. Stewart, E. D. Lacey, L. Partridge, G. Stevens, Y. Ellis, H. Hodgson, C. Norman, B. Larru, S. McWilliam, S. Winchester, P. Cieciwa, A. Pai, C. Loughrey, A. Watt, F. Adair, A. Hawkins, A. Grant, R. Temple-Purcell, J. Howard, N. Slawson, C. Subudhi, S. Davies, A. Bexley, R. Penn, N. Wong, G. Boyd, A. Rajgopal, A. Arenas-Pinto, R. Matthews, A. Whileman, R. Laugharne, J. Ledger, T. Barnes, C. Jones, D. Botes, N. Chitalia, S. Akhtar, G. Harrison, S. Horne, N. Walker, K. Agwuh, V. Maxwell, J. Graves, S. Williams, A. O'Kelly, P. Ridley, A. Cowley, H. Johnstone, P. Swift, J. Democratis, M. Meda, C. Callens, S. Beazer, S. Hams, V. Irvine, B. Chandrasekaran, C. Forsyth, J. Radmore, C. Thomas, K. Brown, S. Roberts, P. Burns, K. Gajee, T. M. Byrne, F. Sanderson, S. Knight, E. Macnaughton, B. J. L. Burton, H. Smith, R. Chaudhuri, K. Hollinshead, R. J. Shorten, A. Swan, R. J. Shorten, C. Favager, J. Murira, S. Baillon, S. Hamer, K. Gantert, J. Russell, D. Brennan, A. Dave, A. Chawla, F. Westell, D. Adeboyeku, P. Papineni, C. Pegg, M. Williams, S. Ahmad, S. Ingram, C. Gabriel, K. Pagget, P. Cieciwa, G. Maloney, J. Ashcroft, I. Del Rosario, R. Crosby-Nwaobi, C. Reeks, S. Fowler, L. Prentice, M. Spears, G. McKerron, K. McLelland-Brooks, J. Anderson, S. Donaldson, K. Templeton, L. Coke, N. Elumogo, J. Elliott, D. Padgett, A. Cross, J. Price, S. Joyce, I. Sinanovic, M. Howard, T. Lewis, P. Cowling, D. Potoczna, S. Brand, L. Sheridan, B. Wadams, A. Lloyd, J. Mouland, J. Giles, G. Pottinger, H. Coles, M. Joseph, M. Lee, S. Orr, H. Chenoweth, C. Auckland, R. Lear, T. Mahungu, A. Rodger, K. Penny-Thomas, S. Pai, J. Zamikula, E. Smith, S. Stone, E. Boldock, D. Howcroft, C. Thompson, M. Aga, P. Domingos, S. Gormley, C. Kerrison, L. Marsh, S. Tazzyman, L. Allsop, S. Ambalkar, M. Beekes, S. Jose, J. Tomlinson, A. Jones, C. Price, J. Pepperell, M. Schultz, J. Day, A. Boulos, E. Defever, D. McCracken, K. Brown, K. Gray, A. Houston, T. Planche, R. Pritchard Jones, Diane Wycherley, S. Bennett, J. Marrs, K. Nimako, B. Stewart, N. Kalakonda, S. Khanduri, A. Ashby, M. Holden, N. Mahabir, J. Harwood, B. Payne, K. Court, N. Staines, R. Longfellow, M. E. Green, L. E. Hughes, M. Halkes, P. Mercer, A. Roebuck, E. Wilson-Davies, L. Gallego, R. Lazarus, N. Aldridge, L. Berry, F. Game, T. Reynolds, C. Holmes, M. Wiselka, A. Higham, M. Booth, C. Duff, J. Alderton, H. Jory, E. Virgilio, T. Chin, M. Z. Qazzafi, A. M. Moody, R. Tilley, T. Donaghy, K. Shipman, R. Sierra, N. Jones, G. Mills, D. Harvey, Y. W. J. Huang, J. Birch, L. Robinson, S. Board, A. Broadley, C. Laven, N. Todd, D. W. Eyre, K. Jeffery, S. Dunachie, C. Duncan, P. Klenerman, L. Turtle, H. Baxendale, and J. L. Heeney.
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2021-04-09
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Hall, Victoria Jane, Sarah Foulkes, Andre Charlett, Ana Atti, Edward J. Monk, Ruth Simmons, Edgar Wellington, Michelle J. Cole, Ayoub Saei, Blanche Oguti, Katie Munro, Sarah Wallace, Peter D. Kirwan, Madhumita Shrotri, Amoolya Vusirikala, Sakib Rokadiya, Meaghan Kall, Maria Zambon, Mary Ramsay, Tim Brooks, Colin S. Brown, Meera A. Chand, Susan Hopkins, N. Andrews, A. Atti, H. Aziz, T. Brooks, C. S. Brown, D. Camero, C. Carr, M. A. Chand, A. Charlett, H. Crawford, M. Cole, J. Conneely, S. D'Arcangelo, J. Ellis, S. Evans, S. Foulkes, N. Gillson, R. Gopal, L. Hall, V. J. Hall, P. Harrington, S. Hopkins, J. Hewson, K. Hoschler, D. Ironmonger, J. Islam, M. Kall, I. Karagiannis, O. Kay, J. Khawam, E. King, P. Kirwan, R. Kyffin, A. Lackenby, M. Lattimore, E. Linley, J. Lopez-Bernal, L. Mabey, R. McGregor, S. Miah, E. M. J. Monk, K. Munro, Z. Naheed, A. Nissr, A. M. O'Connell, B. Oguti, H. Okafor, S. Organ, J. Osbourne, A. Otter, M. Patel, S. Platt, D. Pople, K. Potts, M. Ramsay, J. Robotham, S. Rokadiya, C. Rowe, A. Saei, G. Sebbage, A. Semper, M. Shrotri, R. Simmons, A. Soriano, P. Staves, S. Taylor, A. Taylor, A. Tengbe, S. Tonge, A. Vusirikala, S. Wallace, E. Wellington, M. Zambon, D. Corrigan, M. Sartaj, L. Cromey, S. Campbell, K. Braithwaite, L. Price, L. Haahr, S. Stewart, E. D. Lacey, L. Partridge, G. Stevens, Y. Ellis, H. Hodgson, C. Norman, B. Larru, S. McWilliam, S. Winchester, P. Cieciwa, A. Pai, C. Loughrey, A. Watt, F. Adair, A. Hawkins, A. Grant, R. Temple-Purcell, J. Howard, N. Slawson, C. Subudhi, S. Davies, A. Bexley, R. Penn, N. Wong, G. Boyd, A. Rajgopal, A. Arenas-Pinto, R. Matthews, A. Whileman, R. Laugharne, J. Ledger, T. Barnes, C. Jones, D. Botes, N. Chitalia, S. Akhtar, G. Harrison, S. Horne, N. Walker, K. Agwuh, V. Maxwell, J. Graves, S. Williams, A. O'Kelly, P. Ridley, A. Cowley, H. Johnstone, P. Swift, J. Democratis, M. Meda, C. Callens, S. Beazer, S. Hams, V. Irvine, B. Chandrasekaran, C. Forsyth, J. Radmore, C. Thomas, K. Brown, S. Roberts, P. Burns, K. Gajee, T. M. Byrne, F. Sanderson, S. Knight, E. Macnaughton, B. J. L. Burton, H. Smith, R. Chaudhuri, K. Hollinshead, R. J. Shorten, A. Swan, R. J. Shorten, C. Favager, J. Murira, S. Baillon, S. Hamer, K. Gantert, J. Russell, D. Brennan, A. Dave, A. Chawla, F. Westell, D. Adeboyeku, P. Papineni, C. Pegg, M. Williams, S. Ahmad, S. Ingram, C. Gabriel, K. Pagget, P. Cieciwa, G. Maloney, J. Ashcroft, I. Del Rosario, R. Crosby-Nwaobi, C. Reeks, S. Fowler, L. Prentice, M. Spears, G. McKerron, K. McLelland-Brooks, J. Anderson, S. Donaldson, K. Templeton, L. Coke, N. Elumogo, J. Elliott, D. Padgett, A. Cross, J. Price, S. Joyce, I. Sinanovic, M. Howard, T. Lewis, P. Cowling, D. Potoczna, S. Brand, L. Sheridan, B. Wadams, A. Lloyd, J. Mouland, J. Giles, G. Pottinger, H. Coles, M. Joseph, M. Lee, S. Orr, H. Chenoweth, C. Auckland, R. Lear, T. Mahungu, A. Rodger, K. Penny-Thomas, S. Pai, J. Zamikula, E. Smith, S. Stone, E. Boldock, D. Howcroft, C. Thompson, M. Aga, P. Domingos, S. Gormley, C. Kerrison, L. Marsh, S. Tazzyman, L. Allsop, S. Ambalkar, M. Beekes, S. Jose, J. Tomlinson, A. Jones, C. Price, J. Pepperell, M. Schultz, J. Day, A. Boulos, E. Defever, D. McCracken, K. Brown, K. Gray, A. Houston, T. Planche, R. Pritchard Jones, Diane Wycherley, S. Bennett, J. Marrs, K. Nimako, B. Stewart, N. Kalakonda, S. Khanduri, A. Ashby, M. Holden, N. Mahabir, J. Harwood, B. Payne, K. Court, N. Staines, R. Longfellow, M. E. Green, L. E. Hughes, M. Halkes, P. Mercer, A. Roebuck, E. Wilson-Davies, L. Gallego, R. Lazarus, N. Aldridge, L. Berry, F. Game, T. Reynolds, C. Holmes, M. Wiselka, A. Higham, M. Booth, C. Duff, J. Alderton, H. Jory, E. Virgilio, T. Chin, M. Z. Qazzafi, A. M. Moody, R. Tilley, T. Donaghy, K. Shipman, R. Sierra, N. Jones, G. Mills, D. Harvey, Y. W. J. Huang, J. Birch, L. Robinson, S. Board, A. Broadley, C. Laven, N. Todd, D. W. Eyre, K. Jeffery, S. Dunachie, C. Duncan, P. Klenerman, L. Turtle, H. Baxendale, and J. L. Heeney. 2021. "SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN)." The Lancet.
Abstract
Summary
Background
Increased understanding of whether individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 are protected from future SARS-CoV-2 infection is an urgent requirement. We aimed to investigate whether antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were associated with a decreased risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic reinfection.
Methods
A large, multicentre, prospective cohort study was done, with participants recruited from publicly funded hospitals in all regions of England. All health-care workers, support staff, and administrative staff working at hospitals who could remain engaged in follow-up for 12 months were eligible to join The SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation study. Participants were excluded if they had no PCR tests after enrolment, enrolled after Dec 31, 2020, or had insufficient PCR and antibody data for cohort assignment. Participants attended regular SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing (every 2–4 weeks) and completed questionnaires every 2 weeks on symptoms and exposures. At enrolment, participants were assigned to either the positive cohort (antibody positive, or previous positive PCR or antibody test) or negative cohort (antibody negative, no previous positive PCR or antibody test). The primary outcome was a reinfection in the positive cohort or a primary infection in the negative cohort, determined by PCR tests. Potential reinfections were clinically reviewed and classified according to case definitions (confirmed, probable, or possible) and symptom-status, depending on the hierarchy of evidence. Primary infections in the negative cohort were defined as a first positive PCR test and seroconversions were excluded when not associated with a positive PCR test. A proportional hazards frailty model using a Poisson distribution was used to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRR) to compare infection rates in the two cohorts.
Findings
From June 18, 2020, to Dec 31, 2020, 30 625 participants were enrolled into the study. 51 participants withdrew from the study, 4913 were excluded, and 25 661 participants (with linked data on antibody and PCR testing) were included in the analysis. Data were extracted from all sources on Feb 5, 2021, and include data up to and including Jan 11, 2021. 155 infections were detected in the baseline positive cohort of 8278 participants, collectively contributing 2 047 113 person-days of follow-up. This compares with 1704 new PCR positive infections in the negative cohort of 17 383 participants, contributing 2 971 436 person-days of follow-up. The incidence density was 7·6 reinfections per 100 000 person-days in the positive cohort, compared with 57·3 primary infections per 100 000 person-days in the negative cohort, between June, 2020, and January, 2021. The adjusted IRR was 0·159 for all reinfections (95% CI 0·13–0·19) compared with PCR-confirmed primary infections. The median interval between primary infection and reinfection was more than 200 days.
Interpretation
A previous history of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with an 84% lower risk of infection, with median protective effect observed 7 months following primary infection. This time period is the minimum probable effect because seroconversions were not included. This study shows that previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 induces effective immunity to future infections in most individuals.
Funding
Department of Health and Social Care of the UK Government, Public Health England, The National Institute for Health Research, with contributions from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments.
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