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SARS-Cov-2 vaccination strategies in hospitalized recovered COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial (VATICO Trial)

Sabato, Sofia; Benet, Susana; Rogers, Angela J; Murray, Thomas A; Skeans, Melissa; Mothe, Beatriz; Paredes, Roger; ... Molto, Jose; + view all (2025) SARS-Cov-2 vaccination strategies in hospitalized recovered COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial (VATICO Trial). Scientific Reports , 15 (1) , Article 9882. 10.1038/s41598-025-92742-x. Green open access

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Abstract

The impact on immunogenicity and efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people with prior COVID-19 could differ depending on timing of vaccination and number of doses. The VATICO study randomized 66 hospitalized recovered COVID-19 individuals to receive either immediate or deferred vaccination, with one or two doses of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. We measured binding and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 at enrollment and longitudinally. Median (IQR) time from SARS-CoV-2 infection to first vaccination was 68 (53–75) days in the immediate group, and 151 (137–173) days in the deferred group. At week 48, timing or number of vaccine doses did not influence the change in antibody levels relative to baseline. Adherence to the assigned vaccine regimen was lower in the deferred group, particularly in participants receiving two doses. Although the study ultimately lacked adequate power to draw firm conclusions, these results suggest possible benefits of prompt vaccination after recovery from COVID-19.

Type: Article
Title: SARS-Cov-2 vaccination strategies in hospitalized recovered COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial (VATICO Trial)
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92742-x
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92742-x
Language: English
Additional information: © 2025 Springer Nature Limited. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology > MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10217307
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