High‐throughput detection of antibodies targeting the <scp>SARS‐CoV</scp> ‐2 <scp>Spike</scp> in longitudinal convalescent plasma samples

Abstract

We found that the level of antibodies targeting the full-length SARS-CoV-2 Spike declines gradually after the resolution of the infection. This decline was not related to the number of donations but strongly correlated with the decline of RBD-specific antibodies and the number of days post-symptom onset. These findings help to better understand the decline of humoral responses against the SARS-CoV-2 Spike and provide important information on when to collect plasma after recovery from active infection for convalescent plasma transfusion.