The CITF, which includes experts from universities across Canada, Chief Public Health Officer Dr.
Theresa Tam, NACI, and provincial and territorial representatives, was launched by the Canadian government in April 2020. The organization helps support, harmonize, and implement research studies and co-ordinates with leading scientists, decision makers, hospitals, communities and other partners across Canada.
All seven studies looked at antibody levels of those who received a two-dose regimen of an mRNA vaccine and found that Moderna and Pfizer were both “very effective at inducing antibodies after the second dose.” The Montreal study was also able to show that the serologic response four weeks after the second dose was comparable across all three types of mRNA regimens -- two doses of Moderna or Pfizer, or a mix and match of both.
The report did note that while it is clear antibody levels eventually wane, there are other factors that also determine a person’s immunity, and that antibody levels alone do not give an accurate picture of a person’s ability to fight infection.
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