COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
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Vaccine efficacy and safety for vaccine vs placebo / no vaccine (forest plots)
Overall efficacy and safety of all vaccines vs placebo - Charts (Last update:2022-04-14)
- Forest plots (last update: 2021-11-19)
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- Forest plots (last update: 2022-04-03)
- Studies included
- Forest plots (last update: 2022-04-29)
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- Forest plots (last update: 2022-03-18)
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- Forest plots (last update: 2022-05-16)
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- Forest plots (last update: 2022-03-04)
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Vaccine effectiveness over time
RNA based vaccine
Non replicating viral vector
Inactivated virus
Protein subunit
Virus-Like particle
DNA based vaccine
Vaccine efficacy and safety for vaccine vs vaccine (forest plots)
- SII-ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vs ChAdOx1 - Forest plots (last update: 2021-11-26)
Vaccine efficacy and safety against variants of concern (forest plots)
Vaccine efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of heterologous vs homologous vaccination (tables)
- Immunogenicity
Geometric mean titre specific antibodiesReference Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
daysParticipants GMT1(N1) GMT2(N2) GMR [95% CI] Evaluated by Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Janssen C, 2021 1 dose BNT162b2/1 dose mRNA-1273 2 doses BNT162b2 28 Adults 3,706
(96)2,698
(94)1.37 [1.10, 1.72] Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISA - (BAU)/mL Janssen C, 2021 1 dose mRNA-1273 /1 dose BNT162b2 2 doses mRNA-1273 28 Adults 2,690
(103)3,995
(97)0.67 [0.55, 0.82] Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISA - (BAU)/mL Liu X, 2021 1 dose ChAdOx1/ 1 dose BNT162b2 2 doses ChAdOx1 28 Adults 12,995
(108)1,387
(105)9.3 [7.7, 11] SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike IgG, ELISA -ELU/mL Liu X, 2021 1 dose BNT162b2 /1 dose ChAdOx1 2 doses BNT162b2 28 Adults 7,133
(109)13,938
(110)0.51 [0.41, 0.6] SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike IgG, ELISA -ELU/mL Li J, 2022 1 dose CoronaVac / 1 dose Ad5-vectored 2 doses CoronaVac 14 Healthy adults 942
(51)154
(50)NR RBD-specific IgG ELISA
Geometric mean titre neutralizing antibodiesReference Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
daysParticipants GMT1(N1) GMT2(N2) GMR [95% CI] Evaluated by Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Janssen C, 2021 1 dose BNT162b2/1 dose mRNA-1273 2 doses BNT162b2 28 Adults 523
(96)396
(94)NR CPE-based VNT virus neutralization test-Vero cells - (BAU)/mL Liu X, 2021 1 dose ChAdOx1/ 1 dose BNT162b2 2 doses ChAdOx1 28 Adults 515
(101)61
(101)8.5 [6.5, 11] Pseudotype virus neutralising antibody, NT50 Liu X, 2021 1 dose BNT162b2 /1 dose ChAdOx1 2 doses BNT162b2 28 Adults 383
(104)574
(102)0.67 [0.51, 0.88] Pseudotype virus neutralising antibody, NT50 Li J, 2022 1 dose CoronaVac / 1 dose Ad5-vectored 2 doses CoronaVac 14 Healthy adults 54
(51)13
(50)4.3 [2.5, 7.3] CPE-based microneutralization assay-wild-type - Safety
Serious adverse eventsReference Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 RR [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Stuart A, 2021 a 1 dose ChAdOx1 followed by 1 dose NVX-CoV2373 2 doses ChAdOx1 NR Older adults 1 / 179 3 / 180 0.34
[0.04 - 3.19]Stuart A, 2021 a 1 dose ChAdOx1 followed by 1 dose mRNA-1273 2 doses ChAdOx1 NR Older adults 3 / 181 3 / 180 0.99
[0.2 - 4.86]Stuart A, 2021 b 1 dose BNT162b2 followed by 1 dose NVX-CoV2373 2 doses BNT162b2 NR Older adults 3 / 180 2 / 175 1.46
[0.25 - 8.62]Stuart A, 2021 b 1 dose BNT162b2 followed by 1 dose mRNA-1273 2 doses BNT162b2 NR Older adults 3 / 177 2 / 175 1.48
[0.25 - 8.77]Janssen C, 2021 1 dose BNT162b2/1 dose mRNA-1273 2 doses BNT162b2 0.9 Adults 0 / 102 0 / 101 NR Janssen C, 2021 1 dose mRNA-1273 /1 dose BNT162b2 2 doses mRNA-1273 0.9 Adults 0 / 106 0 / 105 NR Liu X, 2021 1 dose ChAdOx1/ 1 dose BNT162b2 2 doses ChAdOx1 NR Adults 0 / 114 1 / 115 0.34
[0.01 - 8.17]Liu X, 2021 1 dose BNT162b2 /1 dose ChAdOx1 2 doses BNT162b2 NR Adults 0 / 115 0 / 119 NR Macchia A, 2022 Gam-COVID-Vac rAd26-S Gam-COVID-Vac rAd26-S/BBIBP-CorV 1 Adults 0 / 87 0 / 65 NR Li J, 2022 1 dose CoronaVac / 1 dose Ad5-vectored 2 doses CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 0 / 51 0 / 50 NR
Vaccine efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of booster vs no booster (tables)
- Efficacy
Severe or critical COVID-19 after complete vaccinationReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 Vaccine efficacy [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Toledo-Romani ME, 2021 Protein subunit FINLAY-FR-2-25 mcg Boost FINLAY-FR-1-50 mcg Placebo 1.7 Adults 0 / 13883 6 / 14303 100.0
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Confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 after complete vaccinationReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 VE [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Toledo-Romani ME, 2021 Protein subunit FINLAY-FR-2-25 mcg Boost FINLAY-FR-1-50 mcg Placebo 1.7 Adults 15 / 13883 155 / 14303 92.4
[86.9, 95.6]Moreira E D, 2022 RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 2.5 Adults and adolescents 6 / 4695 123 / 4671 95.3
[89.5, 98.3] - Immunogenicity
Geometric mean titre specific antibodiesReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
daysParticipants GMT1(N1) GMT2(N2) GMR [95% CI] Evaluated by Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Vadrevu KM, 2022 Inactivated virus BBV152 Boost BBV152 Placebo 28 Adolescents and adults 11,119
(80)7,109
(87)NR ELISA Hall VG, 2021 RNA based vaccine mRNA-1273 Boost mRNA-1273 Placebo 28 Transplant recipients 3,145
(60)86
(57)36.5 [ 12.9, 94] Roche Elecsys
Geometric mean titre neutralizing antibodiesReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
daysParticipants GMT1(N1) GMT2(N2) GMR [95% CI] Evaluated by Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Munro A, 2021 e Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost mRNA1273 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 2,368
(97)80
(101)26.98 [21.88, 33.26] PNA Munro A, 2021 e Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost CVnCov Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 373
(99)80
(101)5.06 [4.11, 6.23] PNA Munro A, 2021 e Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost BNT162b2 half dose Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1,344
(103)80
(101)15.14 [12.32, 18.60] PNA Munro A, 2021 f RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost mRNA1273 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 2,019
(91)175
(98)12.04 [9.95, 14.58] PNA Munro A, 2021 f RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost CVnCov Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 487
(91)175
(98)2.57 [2.13, 3.12] PNA Munro A, 2021 f RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 half dose Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1,339
(92)175
(98)6.91 [5.70, 8.37] PNA Munro A , 2021 a Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost ChadOx1 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 193
(98)85
(90)2.47 [1.96, 3.11] PNA Munro A , 2021 a Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost Novavax Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 727
(87)85
(90)8.86 [7.00, 11.22] PNA Munro A , 2021 a Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost Novavax half dose Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 470
(86)85
(90)5.89 [4.64, 7.46] PNA Munro A, 2021 b RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost ChadOx1 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 950
(98)157
(111)6.01 [4.87, 7.41] PNA Munro A, 2021 b RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost Novavax Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 766
(94)157
(111)5.39 [4.35, 6.67] PNA Munro A, 2021 b RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost Novavax half dose Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 606
(89)157
(111)3.50 [2.81, 4.36] PNA Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1,621
(93)70
(91)21.58 [16.93, 27.51] PNA Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost VLA2001 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 202
(89)70
(91)2.68 [2.10, 3.43] PNA Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost VLA2001 half dose Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 147
(95)70
(91)2.01 [1.57, 2.55] PNA Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost Ad26.COV2.S Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 563
(95)70
(91)6.85 [5.37, 8.73] PNA Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1,789
(95)205
(93)8.35 [6.88, 10.14] PNA Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost VLA2001 Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 289
(91)205
(93)1.38 [1.14, 1.68] PNA Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost VLA2001 half dose Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 234
(87)205
(93)1.22 [1.00, 1.49] PNA Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost Ad26.COV2.S Placebo 28 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1,441
(75)205
(93)7.84 [6.37, 9.64] PNA Vadrevu KM, 2022 Inactivated virus BBV152 Boost BBV152 Placebo 28 Adolescents and adults 746
(80)101
(87)NR PRNT - Safety
Serious adverse eventsReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 RR [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Munro A, 2021 e Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost mRNA1273 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 112 0 / 114 3.05
[0.13 - 74.16]Munro A, 2021 e Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost CVnCov Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 119 0 / 114 NR Munro A, 2021 e Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost BNT162b2 half dose Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 116 0 / 114 NR Munro A, 2021 f RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost mRNA1273 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 110 0 / 112 NR Munro A, 2021 f RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost CVnCov Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 106 0 / 112 3.17
[0.13 - 76.94]Munro A, 2021 f RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 half dose Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 110 0 / 112 NR Munro A , 2021 a Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost ChadOx1 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 111 0 / 109 2.95
[0.12 - 71.54]Munro A , 2021 a Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost Novavax Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 115 0 / 109 NR Munro A , 2021 a Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost Novavax half dose Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 108 0 / 109 NR Munro A, 2021 b RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost ChadOx1 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 109 1 / 118 0.36
[0.01 - 8.76]Munro A, 2021 b RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost Novavax Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 114 1 / 118 1.04
[0.07 - 16.35]Munro A, 2021 b RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost Novavax half dose Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 2 / 112 1 / 118 2.11
[0.19 - 22.91]Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 106 1 / 105 0.33
[0.01 - 8.01]Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost VLA2001 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 3 / 109 1 / 105 2.89
[0.31 - 27.34]Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost VLA2001 half dose Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 111 1 / 105 0.32
[0.01 - 7.66]Munro A, 2021 c Non replicating viral vector ChadOx1 Boost Ad26.COV2.S Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 108 1 / 105 0.97
[0.06 - 15.34]Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 109 0 / 109 3
[0.12 - 72.84]Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost VLA2001 Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 110 0 / 109 NR Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost VLA2001 half dose Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 1 / 110 0 / 109 2.97
[0.12 - 72.18]Munro A, 2021 d RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost Ad26.COV2.S Placebo 2.7 Adults, elderly, health care workers 0 / 106 0 / 109 NR Vadrevu KM, 2022 Inactivated virus BBV152 Boost BBV152 Placebo 1 Adolescents and adults 0 / 80 0 / 87 NR Moreira E D, 2022 RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 2.5 Adults and adolescents 16 / 5055 24 / 5020 0.66
[0.35 - 1.24]
All-cause mortalityReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 RR [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Vadrevu KM, 2022 Inactivated virus BBV152 Boost BBV152 Placebo 1 Adolescents and adults 0 / 80 0 / 87 NR Toledo-Romani ME, 2021 Protein subunit FINLAY-FR-2-25 mcg Boost FINLAY-FR-1-50 mcg Placebo 5.2 Adults 11 / 13883 24 / 14303 0.47
[0.23 - 0.96]Moreira E D, 2022 RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost BNT162b2 Placebo 2.5 Adults and adolescents 0 / 5055 1 / 5020 0.33
[0.01 - 8.12]
Vaccine efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of booster VS booster (tables)
- Immunogenicity
Geometric mean titre specific antibodiesReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
daysParticipants GMT Boost1 (N1) GMT Boost2 (N2) GMR [95% CI] Evaluated by Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Li JX, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored high dose Boost CoronaVac 14 Healthy adults 6,175
(140)670
(140)NR ELISA Li JX, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored low dose Boost CoronaVac 14 Healthy adults 4,625
(140)670
(140)NR ELISA Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost BNT162b2 Boost CoronaVac 28 Healthy adults 674,267
(333)48,405
(281)13.4 [11.6, 15.3] multiplex immunoassay Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost ChAdOx1 Boost CoronaVac 28 Healthy adults 335,213
(296)48,405
(281)7.0 [6.1, 8.1] multiplex immunoassay Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost AD26.COV2-S Boost CoronaVac 28 Healthy adults 336,851
(294)48,405
(281)6.7 [5.8, 7.7] multiplex immunoassay Al Kaabi N, 2022 Inactivated virus BBIBP-CorV Boost NVSI-06-07 Boost BBIBP-CorV 14 Adults 4,781
(267)302
(270)15.82 [13.44, 18.61] ELISA Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost m-RNA-1273 Boost BNT162b2 28 Healthcare workers 4,379
(112)2,671
(111)NR Liaison SARS CoV-2 TrimericS IgG Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost Ad26.COV2.S Boost m-RNA-1273 28 Healthcare workers 403
(106)4,379
(112)NR Liaison SARS CoV-2 TrimericS IgG Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost Ad26.COV2.S Boost BNT162b2 28 Healthcare workers 403
(106)2,671
(111)NR Liaison SARS CoV-2 TrimericS IgG Cao Y, 2021 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost ZF2001 Boost CoronaVac 14 Healthcare workers 10,417
(81)7,496
(40)NR ELISA Toledo-Romani ME, 2021 Protein subunit FR-1-50 mcg Boost FINLAY-FR-2 Boost FR-1 14 Healthy adults 72
(51)99
(58)NR ELISA Li J, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored Boost Coronavac 14 Healthy adults 3,090
(96)369
(102)NR RBD-specific IgG ELISA Nanthapisal S, 2022 Inactivated virus 2 doses of CoronaVac 21-28 days apart Boost ChAdOx1-S standard dose Boost ChAdOx1-S low-dose 14 Healthy adults 1,975
(209)1,664
(209)NR ELISA
Geometric mean titre neutralizing antibodiesReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
daysParticipants GMT Boost1 (N1) GMT Boost2 (N2) GMR [95% CI] Evaluated by Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Li JX, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored high dose Boost CoronaVac 14 Healthy adults 714
(140)79
(140)NR CPE-based microneutralisation Li JX, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored low dose Boost CoronaVac 14 Healthy adults 744
(140)79
(140)NR CPE-based microneutralisation Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost BNT162b2 Boost CoronaVac 28 Healthy adults 4,326
(49)211
(46)21.5 [14.5, 31.9] Pseudovirus neutralisation titres Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost ChAdOx1 Boost CoronaVac 28 Healthy adults 2,137
(52)211
(46)10.6 [7.2, 15.6] Pseudovirus neutralisation titres Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost AD26.COV2-S Boost CoronaVac 28 Healthy adults 1,844
(47)211
(46)8.7 [5.9, 12.9] Pseudovirus neutralisation titres Al Kaabi N, 2022 Inactivated virus BBIBP-CorV Boost NVSI-06-07 Boost BBIBP-CorV 14 Adults 1,335
(267)296
(270)4.36 [3.70, 5.13] live-virus neutralization Mok C K P, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost CoronaVac Boost BNT162b2 30 Adults 17
(40)207
(40)NR PRNT90 Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost m-RNA-1273 Boost BNT162b2 28 Healthcare workers 2,007
(54)1,446
(53)NR PRNT Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost Ad26.COV2.S Boost m-RNA-1273 28 Healthcare workers 235
(50)2,007
(54)NR PRNT Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost Ad26.COV2.S Boost BNT162b2 28 Healthcare workers 235
(50)1,446
(53)NR PRNT Cao Y, 2021 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost ZF2001 Boost CoronaVac 14 Healthcare workers 1,306
(81)794
(40)NR CPE Toledo-Romani ME, 2021 Protein subunit FR-1-50 mcg Boost FINLAY-FR-2 Boost FR-1 28 Healthy adults 33
(51)43
(55)NR Conventional virus neutralization test Li J, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored Boost Coronavac 14 Healthy adults 197
(96)34
(102)5.9 [4.5, 7.7] Cytopathic effect-based microneutralization assay- wild-type SARS-CoV-2 Nanthapisal S, 2022 Inactivated virus 2 doses of CoronaVac 21-28 days apart Boost ChAdOx1-S standard dose Boost ChAdOx1-S low-dose 14 Healthy adults 96
(207)97
(203)NR Surrogate virus neutralization test (sVNT) - Safety
Serious adverse eventsReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 RR [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Reindl-Schwaighofer R, 2021 RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 Boost BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 Boost Ad26COVS1 1 Kidney transplant recipients 2 / 99 3 / 99 0.67
[0.11 - 3.9]Li JX, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored high dose Boost CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 0 / 140 0 / 140 NR Li JX, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored low dose Boost CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 0 / 140 0 / 140 NR Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost BNT162b2 Boost CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 1 / 339 0 / 291 2.58
[0.11 - 62.99]Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost ChAdOx1 Boost CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 1 / 304 0 / 291 2.87
[0.12 - 70.22]Costa Clemens SA, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost AD26.COV2-S Boost CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 3 / 305 0 / 291 6.68
[0.35 - 128.75]Al Kaabi N, 2022 Inactivated virus BBIBP-CorV Boost NVSI-06-07 Boost BBIBP-CorV 1 Adults 2 / 899 2 / 901 1
[0.14 - 7.1]Intapiboon P, 2021 Inactivated virus CoronaVac CoronaVac 3mcg D0/14 CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 0 / 30 0 / 30 NR Intapiboon P, 2021 Inactivated virus CoronaVac CoronaVac 3mcg D0/14 CoronaVac 1 Healthy adults 0 / 31 0 / 30 NR Poh XY, 2022 RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 Boost mRNA-1273 Boost BNT162b2 28 Adults 0 / 48 0 / 50 NR Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost m-RNA-1273 Boost BNT162b2 1 Healthcare workers 0 / 112 0 / 111 NR Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost Ad26.COV2.S Boost m-RNA-1273 1 Healthcare workers 0 / 106 0 / 112 NR Sablerolles R, 2022 Non replicating viral vector Ad26.COV2.S Boost Ad26.COV2.S Boost BNT162b2 1 Healthcare workers 0 / 106 0 / 111 NR Li J, 2022 Inactivated virus CoronaVac Boost Ad5-vectored Boost Coronavac 1 Healthy adults 0 / 96 0 / 102 NR
All-cause mortalityReference Type of prime vaccination Prime schedule Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Follow up
monthsParticipants r1/N1 r2/N2 RR [95% CI] Risk of bias A B C D E Overall Reindl-Schwaighofer R, 2021 RNA based vaccine BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 Boost BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 Boost Ad26COVS1 1 Kidney transplant recipients 0 / 99 1 / 99 0.33
[0.01 - 8.08]Toledo-Romani ME, 2021 Protein subunit FR-1-50 mcg Boost FINLAY-FR-2 Boost FR-1 1 Healthy adults 0 / 55 0 / 58 NR
Trials reports under extraction
In addition to the below included trials, we have included and presently extracting 16 new vaccine randomized trials
Description of primary studies
In this table, we report the main characteristics of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates from RCTs identified, in addition to the overall risk of bias assessment.
As of January 2022, we will extract and present results of early phase trials only when the dose has been selected. Results from phase 1-2 studies are included in forest plots for the chosen vaccine dose and schedule only.
Search studies
Trial | Type | Comparisons | Design | Participants | Sample size | Overall risk of bias Highest assessment |
Full description | |
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Intervention 1 | Intervention 2 | |||||||
NCT04922788 Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC. Nguyen TP, medRxiv, 2022 New Full text Commentary Commentary |
Protein subunit |
Nanocovax |
Placebo |
RCTPhase 3 | Healthy adult without previous or current SARS-CoV-2 infection in four centres in Vietnam. | N=13007 |
Some concerns Details |
|
TCTR20210722003 AstraZeneca+University of Oxford Nanthapisal S, Vaccine, 2022 Updated Full text Commentary Commentary |
Non replicating viral vector |
CoronaVac/Boost ChAdOx1 |
CoronaVac Boosted by low dose ChAdOx1 |
RCTPhase 2 | Healthy adult volunteers with no history or current infection with SARS-CoV-2 who had completed two doses of CoronaVac at 2 centres in Thailand. | N=422 |
Some concerns Details |
|
NCT04540419 CanSino Biological Inc./Beijing Institute of Biotechnology Lioznov D, medRxiv, 2022 Prometheus Full text Commentary Commentary |
Non replicating viral vector |
Ad5-nCoV 5x10^10vp D0 |
Placebo |
RCTphase 3 | Healthy adult volunteers without obesity with no current or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in 6 centres in Russia. | N=500 |
Some concerns Details |
|
NCT04951388 Medigen Vaccine Biologics+Dynavax+NIAID Liu LTC, medRxiv, 2022 Full text Commentary Commentary |
Protein subunit |
MVC-COV1901 15 mcg D0/28 |
Placebo |
RCTPhase 2 | Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with no serious medical conditions and no previous SARS-CoV-1 infection or vaccination at 5 centers in Taiwan. | N=399 |
Some concerns Details |
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NCT04962906; NCT05027672 Gamaleya Research Institute, AstraZeneca+University of Oxford;Moderna;Sinopharm Macchia A, Lancet Reg Health Am, 2022 Full text Commentary |
Non replicating viral vector |
Gam-COVID-Vac rAd26-S |
Gam-COVID-Vac rAd26-S/BBIBP-CorV |
RCTPhase 2 | Adults who had received the first dose (rAd26) of the Sputnik V vaccine at least 30 days earlier and no history of SARS-CoV-2 at a single centre in Argentina | N=540 |
Some concerns Details |
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NCT05142319 Pfizer/BioNTech+Fosun Pharma; ModernaTX Poh XY, SSRN, 2022 Full text Commentary Commentary |
RNA based vaccine |
Boost mRNA-1273 after prime vaccination with BNT162b2 |
Boost BNT162b2 after prime vaccination with BNT162b2 |
RCT3 | Adults at a single center in Singapore with no previous history of COVID-19 who had received a primary series of BTN162b2 at least 6 months previously | N=100 |
Some concerns Details |
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NCT04955626 Pfizer/BioNTech+Fosun Pharma Moreira E D, N Engl J Med, 2022 Full text Commentary |
RNA based vaccine |
Boost BNT162b2 after prime vaccination with BNT162b2 |
BNT162b2 |
RCTPhase 3 | Adults and adolescents (from age of 16 years) that had received two doses BNT162b2 in a previous trial at least 6 months previously and had no history of COVID-19 at 123 sites in Brazil, South Africa, and the USA | N=10136 |
Some concerns Details |
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RPCEC00000346 Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) Hernandez-Bernal, medRxiv, 2021 (a) ABDALA Full text Commentary Commentary |
Protein subunit |
25mcg CIGB D0/D14/D28 25mcg CIGB D0/D28/D56 50mcg CIGB D0/D28/D56 50mcg CIGB D0/D14/D28 |
Placebo |
RCTPhase 1 | Healthy adults that were SARS-CoV-2 infection-free and with no recent contact or high-risk of exposure to COVID-19 at a single center in Cuba | N=132 |
Some concerns Details |
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RPCEC00000346 Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) Hernandez-Bernal , medRxiv, 2021 (b) ABDALA Full text Commentary Commentary |
Protein subunit |
25mcg CIGB D0/D14/D28 50mcg CIGB D0/D14/D28 |
Placebo |
RCTPhase 2 | Healthy adults 19 to 80 years old that were SARS-CoV-2 infection-free and with no recent contact or high-risk of exposure to COVID-19 at a single center in Cuba | N=726 |
Some concerns Details |
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NCT04677660 ModernaTX Masuda T, Vaccine, 2022 Full text Commentary |
RNA based vaccine |
mRNA-1273 |
Placebo |
RCTPhase 1-2 | Healthy adults aged ≥ 20 years with no known history/risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection at 2 centers in Japan. | N=200 |
Some concerns Details |