Table 2.

Humoral and cellular immune response after 2 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

StudyVaccine (dose)Antibody measurementMethodsTiming to Ab testingResponders/total (seroconversion rate)Cellular immune response measurementTiming to cellular immune response testingResponders/total (rate)
Avivi 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 14-21 d 121/159 (76.10%)    
Bird 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose)
AZD1222 (1 dose) 
Antispike Ab Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Median (IQR) 33 (28-38) d 26/45 (57.78%)26/48 (54.17%)    
Bitoun 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 56 d 20/27 (74.07%)    
Enßle 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab ARCHITECT SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant assay (Abbott) Median 21 d 43/77 (55.84%) IFN-γ ELISpot 28 days 13/38 (34.21%) 
Gavriatopoulou 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Neutralizing Ab SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test (GenScript) 4 wk 24/35 (68.57%)    
Greenberg 2021 BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (2 doses) Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 1 mo 41/44 (93.18%)    
Henriquez 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab Not reported 30 d
1-2 mo 
26/60 (43.33%)51/60 (85.00%) IFN-γ ELISpot 2 months 11/26 (42.31%) 
Marasco 2021 BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 4 wk
2 wk 
46/52 (88.46%)49/52 (94.23%) Measurement of in vitro T-helper cell type 1-associated cytokine release using ELISA 2 weeks 48/99 (48.48%) 
Pimpinelli 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG chemiluminescent assay (DiaSorin) 21 d after first dose
35 d after first dose 
9/42 (21.43%)33/42 (78.57%)    
Ramasamy 2021 AZD1222 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 (1 dose) 
Antispike Ab ARCHITECT SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant assay (Abbott) >3 wk
>3 wk 
7/14 (50.00%)4/9 (44.44%)    
Rehav 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab In house ELISA Median (IQR) 18 (15-23) d 149/187 (79.68%)    
Stampfer 2021 BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab In house ELISA 14-21 d
14-21 d 
20/96 (20.83%)64/96 (66.67%)    
Šušol 2022 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab EUROIMMUN SARS-CoV-2 ELISA assay Not reported 104/119 (87.39%)    
Terpos 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose) Neutralizing Ab SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test (GenScript) 21 d 12/48 (25.00%)    
Terpos 2022 BNT162b2 (2 doses)
BNT162b2 (3 doses) 
Neutralizing Ab SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test (GenScript) 1 mo
1 mo 
110/167 (65.87%)142/167 (85.03%)    
StudyVaccine (dose)Antibody measurementMethodsTiming to Ab testingResponders/total (seroconversion rate)Cellular immune response measurementTiming to cellular immune response testingResponders/total (rate)
Avivi 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 14-21 d 121/159 (76.10%)    
Bird 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose)
AZD1222 (1 dose) 
Antispike Ab Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Median (IQR) 33 (28-38) d 26/45 (57.78%)26/48 (54.17%)    
Bitoun 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 56 d 20/27 (74.07%)    
Enßle 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab ARCHITECT SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant assay (Abbott) Median 21 d 43/77 (55.84%) IFN-γ ELISpot 28 days 13/38 (34.21%) 
Gavriatopoulou 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Neutralizing Ab SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test (GenScript) 4 wk 24/35 (68.57%)    
Greenberg 2021 BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (2 doses) Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 1 mo 41/44 (93.18%)    
Henriquez 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab Not reported 30 d
1-2 mo 
26/60 (43.33%)51/60 (85.00%) IFN-γ ELISpot 2 months 11/26 (42.31%) 
Marasco 2021 BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche) 4 wk
2 wk 
46/52 (88.46%)49/52 (94.23%) Measurement of in vitro T-helper cell type 1-associated cytokine release using ELISA 2 weeks 48/99 (48.48%) 
Pimpinelli 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG chemiluminescent assay (DiaSorin) 21 d after first dose
35 d after first dose 
9/42 (21.43%)33/42 (78.57%)    
Ramasamy 2021 AZD1222 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 (1 dose) 
Antispike Ab ARCHITECT SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant assay (Abbott) >3 wk
>3 wk 
7/14 (50.00%)4/9 (44.44%)    
Rehav 2021 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab In house ELISA Median (IQR) 18 (15-23) d 149/187 (79.68%)    
Stampfer 2021 BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (1 dose)
BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 (2 doses) 
Antispike Ab In house ELISA 14-21 d
14-21 d 
20/96 (20.83%)64/96 (66.67%)    
Šušol 2022 BNT162b2 (2 doses) Antispike Ab EUROIMMUN SARS-CoV-2 ELISA assay Not reported 104/119 (87.39%)    
Terpos 2021 BNT162b2 (1 dose) Neutralizing Ab SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test (GenScript) 21 d 12/48 (25.00%)    
Terpos 2022 BNT162b2 (2 doses)
BNT162b2 (3 doses) 
Neutralizing Ab SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test (GenScript) 1 mo
1 mo 
110/167 (65.87%)142/167 (85.03%)    

Ab, antibody; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ELISpot, enzyme-linked immune absorbent spot; IFN, interferon; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.

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