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While neutralizing antibody titres remain key correlates of protection, the clinical impact of an IgG4 class switch warrants further investigation across age groups and multiple mRNA doses, while taking important functional modulators such as Fc glycosylation into account.<\/p>\n<p>Our findings support a saturable anti-spike IgG4 class-switch in both paediatric (MARVELS) and adult (COMMUNITY) cohorts following three to six mRNA vaccine doses, without major skewing in Fc glycosylation. Importantly, high IgG4 proportions \u2013 shaped by prior immune history \u2013 were associated with susceptibility to breakthrough infections, supporting continued monitoring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7611,"template":"","event_type":[19],"event_mode":[22],"class_list":["post-7617","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_type-seminars","event_mode-on-site"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IgG class switch associates with prior immune history and susceptibility to breakthrough infections - Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ID TRP Seminar Series: IgG class switch associates with prior immune history and susceptibility to breakthrough infections - Assistant Professor Anni Zhang\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IgG class switch associates with prior immune history and susceptibility to breakthrough infections - 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