Antibody After COVID-19 Vaccination

This is a prospective cohort study that included 4 different cohorts i.e CKD ,hemodialysis ( HD), continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) , kidney transplant (KT) patients and a control group without kidney failure at Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital,Navamindradhiraj University from June -December 2021. The inclusion criteria were CKD stage 3-5 (eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73m3), CKD patients receiving HD,CAPD and KT. The participants of the healthy control group consists of volunteer health care workers who had been vaccinated according to the nation vaccination schedule. Participants in both groups needed to be 18-90 years old. The exclusion criteria were allergy to the components of vaccines, unable to receive the vaccine according to the schedule,fever or concomitant serious illnesses and had side effect from the first dose of vaccination. Patients or individuals with prior COVID-19 infection in the past (diagnosed via patients history and serological test for nucleocapsid (NCP) antibody were excluded from the study. The study protocol was approved by the local Ethics Committed and participants were enrolled after written informed consent was obtained. The study who performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice. The vaccine used was authorized by the Thai Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS).