This supplementary appendix provides additional information and methods for the study "Waning immune humoral response to BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine over 6 months" by Levin et al. in the *New England Journal of Medicine*. It includes detailed supplementary materials such as:
1. **Supplementary Methods**:
- **PCR Testing**: Describes the testing protocols for hospital personnel, including various platforms used for qRT-PCR.
- **Inclusion Criteria for Neutralizing Antibody Subgroup**: Lists specific medical conditions that qualify individuals for the neutralizing antibody subgroup.
- **Antibody Detection**: Details the methods for SARS-CoV-2 IgG and neutralizing antibody assays, including the use of commercial tests and pseudovirus neutralization assays.
- **IgG Linear Mixed Model**: Explains the statistical model used to analyze IgG levels over time, including random and fixed effects.
- **Neutralizing Antibody Linear Mixed Model**: Similar to the IgG model, but focuses on neutralizing antibody levels and includes a change point at 70 days post-vaccination.
2. **Supplementary Results**:
- **IgG Linear Mixed Model**: Provides the output of the basic and comorbidity models, including random and fixed effects.
- **Neutralizing Antibody Linear Mixed Model**: Similar to the IgG model, with additional details on the change point at 70 days.
3. **Supplementary Tables**:
- **Baseline Characteristics**: Summarizes the demographic and comorbidity characteristics of the study population.
- **Demographic and Comorbidity Distribution**: Breaks down the distribution of demographic and comorbidity factors according to test periods.
- **Expected and Observed GMTs**: Shows the geometric mean titers (GMTs) of IgG and neutralizing antibodies in each period.
- **Monthly Trajectories**: Provides visual representations of antibody trajectories over time for participants with repeated tests.
- **Monthly Correlation**: Displays the correlation between IgG and neutralizing antibodies over time.
4. **Supplementary Figures**:
- **Monthly Trajectories**: Graphs the monthly changes in IgG and neutralizing antibody levels for participants with multiple tests.
- **Monthly Correlation**: illustrates the association between IgG and neutralizing antibodies over time.
5. **Supplementary References**: Cites relevant studies and articles used in the supplementary materials.This supplementary appendix provides additional information and methods for the study "Waning immune humoral response to BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine over 6 months" by Levin et al. in the *New England Journal of Medicine*. It includes detailed supplementary materials such as:
1. **Supplementary Methods**:
- **PCR Testing**: Describes the testing protocols for hospital personnel, including various platforms used for qRT-PCR.
- **Inclusion Criteria for Neutralizing Antibody Subgroup**: Lists specific medical conditions that qualify individuals for the neutralizing antibody subgroup.
- **Antibody Detection**: Details the methods for SARS-CoV-2 IgG and neutralizing antibody assays, including the use of commercial tests and pseudovirus neutralization assays.
- **IgG Linear Mixed Model**: Explains the statistical model used to analyze IgG levels over time, including random and fixed effects.
- **Neutralizing Antibody Linear Mixed Model**: Similar to the IgG model, but focuses on neutralizing antibody levels and includes a change point at 70 days post-vaccination.
2. **Supplementary Results**:
- **IgG Linear Mixed Model**: Provides the output of the basic and comorbidity models, including random and fixed effects.
- **Neutralizing Antibody Linear Mixed Model**: Similar to the IgG model, with additional details on the change point at 70 days.
3. **Supplementary Tables**:
- **Baseline Characteristics**: Summarizes the demographic and comorbidity characteristics of the study population.
- **Demographic and Comorbidity Distribution**: Breaks down the distribution of demographic and comorbidity factors according to test periods.
- **Expected and Observed GMTs**: Shows the geometric mean titers (GMTs) of IgG and neutralizing antibodies in each period.
- **Monthly Trajectories**: Provides visual representations of antibody trajectories over time for participants with repeated tests.
- **Monthly Correlation**: Displays the correlation between IgG and neutralizing antibodies over time.
4. **Supplementary Figures**:
- **Monthly Trajectories**: Graphs the monthly changes in IgG and neutralizing antibody levels for participants with multiple tests.
- **Monthly Correlation**: illustrates the association between IgG and neutralizing antibodies over time.
5. **Supplementary References**: Cites relevant studies and articles used in the supplementary materials.