Jaime S Rosa Duque, Samuel M S Cheng, Carolyn A Cohen, Daniel Leung, Xiwei Wang, Xiaofeng Mu, Yuet Chung, Tsun Ming Lau, Manni Wang, Wenyue Zhang, Yanmei Zhang, Howard H W Wong, Leo C H Tsang, Sara Chaothai, Tsz Chun Kwan, John K C Li, Karl C K Chan, Leo L H Luk, Jenson C H Ho, Wing Yan Li, Amos M T Lee, Jennifer H Y Lam, Sau Man Chan, Wilfred H S Wong, Issan Y S Tam, Masashi Mori, Sophie A Valkenburg, Malik Peiris, Wenwei Tu, Yu Lung Lau
BACKGROUND: Optimising the immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines to improve their protection against disease is necessary. Fractional dosing by intradermal (ID) administration has been shown to be equally immunogenic as intramuscular (IM) administration for several vaccines, but the immunogenicity of ID inactivated whole severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the full dose is unknown. This study (NCT04800133) investigated the superiority of antibody and T-cell responses of full-dose CoronaVac by ID over IM administration in adolescents...
December 12, 2023: World Journal of Pediatrics: WJP