Splenocytes were incubated with SARS-CoV-2 S peptide pools (1 μg/mL, Miltenyi Biotec) for 6 h in the presence of GolgiPlug (BD Bioscience). Cells were harvested and stained with antibodies for CD3, CD4, or CD8, fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde, and permeabilized with 0.5% saponin before adding anti-IFN-γ (Thermo Fisher Scientific) (24 (link), 31 (link)). Samples were acquired by a C6 Flow Cytometer instrument. Dead cells were excluded based on forward and side light scatter. Data were analyzed with a CFlow Plus Flow Cytometer (BD Biosciences).
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