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. 2022 Jan 27;7:14. doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00432-w

Fig. 3. Standard-interval vaccination with BNT162b stimulates a greater peak cellular response.

Fig. 3

a Dot plot to compare spike-specific cellular responses by IFN-γ ELISpot in participants who obtained the BNT162b2 vaccine with a standard interval of 3 weeks apart at bleed time point 1 (2–3 weeks post vaccine dose 2) and timepoint 2 (10–11 weeks post vaccine dose 2) (Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test; p < 0.0001). b Dot plot to compare spike-specific antibody responses by IFN-γ ELISpot in participants who obtained the BNT162b2 vaccine with an extended interval at bleed timepoint 1 (5–6 weeks post vaccine dose 1) and timepoint 2 (2–3 weeks post vaccine dose 2) (Wilcoxon matched-pair signed-rank test). c The percentage of donors with a positive IFN-γ ELISpot T-cell response is shown in the two different vaccine-interval cohorts over a 14-week period. The percentage response of those donors receiving the vaccine doses on a standard interval are shown in blue, while those receiving it on an extended interval are shown in red. d Dot plot to compare spike-specific cellular responses by ELISpot in the participants 2–3 weeks after the second dose of BNT162b2 vaccination in the standard- and extended-interval cohorts (median and IQR shown) (Mann–Whitney U test, p < 0.0001).