RT Journal Article T1 Dynamics of B-Cell Responses after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Spain. A1 Jose-Cascon, Miriam San A1 de la Varga-Martinez, Raquel A1 Campos-Caro, Antonio A1 Rodriguez, Carmen K1 B cell K1 COVID-19 K1 SARS-CoV-2 K1 Plasma cell K1 Plasmablast K1 Vaccine immunogenicity AB The high mortality rate due to COVID-19 has necessitated the mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 to induce protective humoral and cellular immunity. (1) Objective: To study the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2-specific B cells after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. (2) Methods: Immunophenotyping and cellular cultures were used to determine the kinetics of B-cell subpopulations and vaccine responses in volunteers before and seven days, three months and seven months after the second dose in Spain (n = 19). (3) Results: Seven days after immunisation, memory B cells and plasmablasts expressing receptors for factors implicated in the maturation of plasma cells were augmented in blood. Three months after vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific plasmablasts disappeared from circulation while spike-specific memory-B cells circulated, with heterogeneous dynamics among individuals. (4) Conclusion: After vaccination, specific plasmablasts equipped with receptors for maturation factors were quickly generated and disappeared rapidly from the blood, while specific memory B cells circulated for at least seven months. PB MDPI SN 2076-393X YR 2022 FD 2022-09-19 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21611 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21611 LA en NO José-Cascón MS, de la Varga-Martínez R, Campos-Caro A, Rodríguez C. Dynamics of B-Cell Responses after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Spain. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Sep 26;10(10):1615 DS RISalud RD Apr 12, 2025