COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness on variants of concern
(Randomized evidence)

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Delta

Forest plots
(last update: 2022-04-15)

Description of primary studies

Trial Type Comparisons Design Participants Sample size Overall risk
of bias
Highest assessment
Full description
Intervention 1 Intervention 2
Gamma
Delta
NCT04672395
Clover Biopharmaceuticals Inc./Dynavax
Bravo L, Lancet, 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

SCB-2019

Placebo

RCT
Phase 2-3
Healthy adults or with stable chronic conditions, both SARS-CoV-2 seropositive and seronegative, at 31 centers in Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and South Africa. N=30174 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Delta
NCT04796896
ModernaTX
Creech CB, N Engl J Med, 2022
KidCOVE

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Commentary
RNA based vaccine

mRNA-1273 (50 mcg)

Placebo

RCT
Phase 2-3
Children aged 6-11 years, healthy or with stable chronic conditions and no known recent history of COVID-19 infection, at 87 centers in Canada and USA. N=4016 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Gamma
Delta
NCT04646590
Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical
Dai L, N Engl J Med, 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

ZF2001

Placebo

RCT
Phase 3
Adults 18 years of age or older with no history of Covid-19, positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 exposure or vaccination, or of congenital or acquired immune deficiency or autoimmune disease at 32 clinical centers across Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ecuador and China. N=28904 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Delta
NCT04641481
Bharat Biotech
Ella R, Lancet, 2021

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Commentary
Inactivated virus

BBV152

Adjuvant

RCT
Phase 3
Adults with no history of SARS-CoV-2 infection who were healthy or had stable chronic medical conditions at 25 centers in India N=25798 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details Variant alpha:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
NCT04636697
Medicago Inc
Hager K, N Engl J Med, 2022

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Commentary
Virus-Like particle

CoVLP

Placebo

RCT
Phase 3
Adults including elderly with and without comorbidities, with no previous history of virologically confirmed COVID-19, both seronegative and seropositive, at 85 centers in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the UK, and the USA. N=24141 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
NCT04614948
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
Hardt K, Lancet Infect Dis, 2022
ENSEMBLE2

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Commentary
Non replicating viral vector

Ad26.COV2.S Ad26.COV2.S

Placebo

RCT
Phase 3
Adults, healthy or with stable and well-controlled comorbidities, at 125 centers in Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, The Philippines, South Africa, Spain, UK, and USA N=31835
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Beta
Delta
NCT04649021
Pfizer/BioNTech+Fosun Pharma
Hui A-M, Lancet, 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
RNA based vaccine

BNT162b2

Placebo

RCT
Phase 2
Healthy adults and those with a pre-existing stable condition, at 2 centers in China. N=960
Low
Details

Full description

Alpha
Beta
Delta
NCT04900467; EudraCT: 2021-002174-52
Moderna;Pfizer/BioNTech
Janssen C, EClinicalMedicine, 2022

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Commentary
Heterologous vaccination scheme

BNT/mRNA-1273

m1273/BNT162b2

BNT162b2

mRNA-1273

RCT
Phase 2
Adults with no known or suspected history of SARS-CoV-2 infection at 17 centers in France. N=414
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Delta
CTRI/2021/01/030416
Zydus Cadila
Khobragade A, Lancet , 2022

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Commentary
DNA based vaccine

ZyCoV-D

Placebo

RCT
Phase 3
Healthy adults and adolescents aged (≥12 years) with no previous history of COVID-19 at 49 centers in India. N=27703 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Delta
NCT04444674
AstraZeneca + University of Oxford
Koen A, medRxiv, 2022
COV005

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Commentary
Non replicating viral vector

ChAdOx1

Placebo

RCT
Phase 1-2
Healthy adults aged 18–65 years in 7 centres in South Africa N=2130 Variant beta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Delta
NCT04762680
Sanofi Pasteur+GlaxoSmithKline
Sridhar S, Lancet Infect Dis , 2022

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Commentary
Protein subunit

CoV2 preS dTM 15 mcg

CoV2 preS dTM 10 mcg

CoV2 preS dTM 5 mcg

RCT
Phase 2
Adults with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and risk factors for severe disease at 20 centers in the USA and Honduras N=722
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Delta
ISRCTN27841311; EudraCT 2021-001275-16
AstraZeneca + University of Oxford / Novavax / Moderna + NIAID
Stuart A, Lancet, 2021
Com-COV2

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Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

ChAd/NVX-CoV2373

ChAd/mRNA-1273

ChAdOx1

RCT
Phase 2
Healthy adults over 50 years previously vaccinated with one dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in 9 centres in the UK N=540
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Delta
ISRCTN27841311; EudraCT 2021-001275-16
Pfizer BioNTech + Fosun Pharma / Novavax / Moderna + NIAID
Stuart A, Lancet, 2021
Com-COV2

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Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

BNT/NVX-CoV2373

BNT/mRNA-1273

BNT162b2

RCT
Phase 2
Adults over 50 years previously vaccinated with one dose of BNT162b2 at 9 centres in the UK N=532
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Delta
CTRI/2021/08/036074
Biological E;AstraZeneca+University of Oxford
Thuluva , medRxiv, 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

BECOV2

ChAdOx1

RCT
Phase 3
Healthy adults without a history of Covid-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection at 20 centers in India. N=2140
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Delta
CTRI/2021/10/037066
Biological E. Limited
Thuluva S, Vaccine, 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

BECOV2 ≥5 to <12

BECOV2 ≥12 to <18

Placebo

RCT
Phase 2-3
Healthy children and adolescents who were SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody negative in 23 centers in India N=390
Low
Details

Full description

Beta
Delta
RPCEC00000354
Instituto Finlay de Vacunas
Toledo-Romani ME, medRxiv, 2022

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Commentary
Protein subunit

FINLAY-FR-2

Placebo

RCT
Phase 3
Adults in medically stable condition with no self-reported previous COVID-19 infection at 48 centers in Cuba N=29352
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Beta
Delta
RPCEC00000347
Instituto Finlay de Vacunas
Toledo-Romani ME, Med, 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

SOBERANA 02/SOBERANA plus

Adjuvant

RCT
Phase 2b
Healthy adults with no known or suspected history of COVID-19 at 2 centers in Cuba. N=810
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Delta
NCT04816643
Pfizer/BioNTech+Fosun Pharma
Walter E, N Engl J Med, 2021

Full text
Commentary
RNA based vaccine

BNT162b2 10 mcg

Placebo

RCT
Phase 2-3
Children aged 5-11 years with or without stable co-morbidities with no history of COVID-19 in 81 centres in the USA, Spain, Finland, and Poland N=2285 Variant delta:

Some concerns
Details

Full description