Table 1. Concentration and persistence in the body of spike antigens after mRNA-mediated vaccination.
Antigen | Vaccination | Concentration (pg/mL) | Time in the body (days) |
S* | BNT162b mRNA-1273 | Days 1-2 after the first dose - median S levels: 47 pg/mL (plasma) | Present at least 1-2 days (plasma) and 60 days (germinal centers and lymph nodes) post-second dose |
Day 7 after the first dose - median S levels: 1.7 pg/mL (plasma) | |||
Days 1-2 after the second dose - median S levels: 1.2 pg/mL (plasma) | |||
S, S1** | mRNA-1273 | Mean S peak levels: 62±13 pg/mL (plasma) | S present up to 15 days post-first dose, undetectable after the second dose (plasma) |
Mean S1 peak levels: 68±21 pg/mL (plasma) | S1 present up to 14 days post-first dose, undetectable after the second dose, peak levels at 5 days (plasma) | ||
Sfragments*** | BNT162b mRNA-1273 | - | 69-187 days post-vaccination (plasma) |