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Domegan, Lisa
O’Donell, Joan
Kernan, Maeve
Moriarty, Anne
Moran, Conor
De Angelis, Giulia
Menchinelli, Giulia
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Santos, João Almeida
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Lança, Miguel
Carvalho, Henrique
Alves, Jose
Codreanu, Daniel R.
Marin, Alexandru
Pérez-Arguello, Amaresh
Jordan, Iolanda
Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose
López, Antonio Rezusta
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Jollard, Sandra Dueñas
Marco, Noelia Terren
Vicente, Tamara Valero
Cameo, Nieves Felisa Martínez
Grataloup, Yolanda Gracia
Mateos, David Martínez
Angós, Beatriz Gilaberte
Larrea, Diego Ortega
Alejaldre, María Pilar Abad
Carbó, Cristina Carrasco
Giménez, Carmen Martínez
Andrés, Maria Gemma Martínez
del Moral Redolat, Bruno
Blasco, Ana Maria Sabio
Guiomar, Raquel
Melo, Aryse
Pozo, Francisco
Ganser, Iris
López, Cristina
Prats, Albert
Nardone, Antony
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC/2021/017)
Article History
Received: 4 August 2025
Accepted: 7 November 2025
First Online: 29 December 2025
Declarations
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: The planning, conduct and reporting of the current study were in line with the Declaration of Helsinki, as revised in 2013 ( ). Informed consent was obtained from each participant at the enrolment in the study. The study was approved by the Ethical review committees from each hospital: Eticko Povjerenstvo Hrvatskog zavoda za javno zdravstvo (HZJZ) Croatia, Zagreb: 381-15-21-3; Tartu Ülikooli inimuuringute eetika komitee, Estonia: 382/M-7; Clinical research ethics committee, Galway University Hospital, Ireland: C.A. 2693; SJH/TUH Joint Research Ethics Committee, Ireland: 0513; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Rome, Italy : 00372/23; Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca presented same approval as Policlinico Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Spalanzzani IRCCS; Ethics Committee for Clinical Research at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Latvia: 241023 - 3L; Ethics Committee for Clinical Research at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, extended to Children Clinical University Hospital, Latvia: 241023 - 10L; Ethic Committee Name: Komisja Etyki I Nadzoru nad Badaniami na Ludziach I Zwierzetach przy Centralnyum Szpitalu Klinicznym MSWIA w Warszawie, Poland, Warszawie: 15/2022; Comissão de Ética para a Saúde, INSA Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal: INSA-IM60_05; Comisia de Etica a Spitalului Clinic de Boli Infectioase si Tropicale “Dr. Victor Babes”, Romania: 14420; Comisia Locala de Etica a Spitalului Universitar de Urgenta Militar Central “Carol Davila”, Romania: 646; Ethic Committee Name: Comisia de Etica a Cercetarii-Dezvoltarii din cadrul Institutului National pentru Sanatatea Mamei si Copilului “Alessandrescu-Rusescu”, Approval Code: 1464, Approval Date: 18 January 2023; Comité de Ética de la Investigación de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón (CEICA), HU Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain: PI21-176 and PI22/483; Comité De Ética De La Investigación Con Medicamentos, Sant Joan de Déu, Fundacio de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain: 17/2023.
: Not applicable.
: M.L.M, A.M, and L.C reported receiving additional funds from the European Union Research and Innovation programme Horizon Europe (ISIDORe – Grant Agreement Number 101046133) for conducting local SARS-CoV-2 sequencing. CPP and S.A.F reported speaker fees from and participation in the advisory boards of Pfizer and M.S.D. S.A.F reports also participating in the Advisory Board of Gilead. C.M.A reported speaker fees from M.S.D, Pfizer and Sanofi. J.S reported support for attending the ESID conference 2022 from Takeda Pharmaceutical. R.H and S.P reported a grant attributed to their institution on “PSCD Longitudinal evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 immune status post-natural infection and post-vaccination”. C.M.A reported speaker fees from M.S.D. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this work.