Beatriz Soares Da Silva

Mrs. Beatriz Soares Da Silva


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 September 2023 in Life
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MBMarina dos Santos Barreto
Marina dos Santos Barreto
BSBeatriz Soares Da Silva
Beatriz Soares Da Silva
RSRonaldy Santana Santos
Ronaldy Santana Santos
DSDeise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva
Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva
ESEloia Emanuelly Dias Silva
Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva
LBLysandro Pinto Borges
Lysandro Pinto Borges
Background: COVID-19 led to the suspension academic activities worldwide, affecting millions of students and staff. Methods: In this study, we evaluated the presence of IgM and IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in an academic population during the return to classes after a one-year suspension. The study took place over five months at a Brazilian university and included 942 participants. Results: We found that most participants had reactive IgG and non-reactive IgM. All received at least one dose, and 940 received two or more doses, of different COVID-19 vaccines. We obtained a higher average of memory antibodies (IgG) in participants who received the CoronaVac/ChAdOx1 combination. IgG was consistently distributed for each vaccine group, but individuals who completed the vaccination schedule had higher levels. There were no differences between antibodies and gender, presence of symptoms, and previous COVID-19 infection, but older participants (>53 years) and contacts of infected individuals had higher IgM levels. Conclusion: This study makes significant contributions to the assessment of antibodies in the academic environment, allowing us to infer that most participants had memory immunity and low indications of recent infection when returning to face-to-face classes, as well as demonstrating the need to monitor immunity and update vaccinations.