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

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Gamma

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

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Beta
Gamma
Delta
ChiCTR2100051998
Sinovac Research and Development Co. Ltd.; Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical + Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cao Y, Cell Res, 2021

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Commentary
Inactivated virus

CoronaVac/Boost ZF2001

CoronaVac/Boost CoronaVac

RCT
Phase 2
Healthcare professionals with no previous confirmed COVID-19 at a single center in China who had received two doses of CoronaVac in a 28-day interval 4–8 months earlier N=164
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Gamma
ISRCTN89951424
AstraZeneca+University of Oxford
Clemens S, Nat. Commun., 2021

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Commentary
Commentary
Non replicating viral vector

ChAdOx1

MenACWY

RCT
Phase 3
Adults that were SARS-CoV-2 seronegative and with no history of COVID-19 in six centers in Brazil. N=10416 Variant gamma:

Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Gamma
Delta
NCT05087368
Clover Biopharmaceuticals Inc./Dynavax ; AstraZeneca + University of Oxford
Costa Clemens, Open Forum Infect. Dis., 2022

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Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Protein subunit

ChAd/boost9mcgSCB-2019+al

ChAd/B*9SCB-2019+al+CpG

ChAd/B*30SCB-2019+al+CpG

ChadOx1/boostChadOx1

RCT
Phase 2
Adults including healthy or stable co-morbidities with no history of SARS-CoV-2 infection who had previously received 2 doses of ChAdOx1-S1-S vaccine 6 months (±4 weeks) before enrollment in 3 centers in Brazil N=120
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
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Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
NCT04636697
Medicago Inc
Hager K, N Engl J Med, 2022

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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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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
Gamma
NCT04652102; EudraCT 2020-003998-22
CureVac AG
Kremsner P, Lancet Infect Dis, 2022
HERALD

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RNA based vaccine

CVnCoV

Placebo

RCT
Phase 2-3
Adults with no history of COVID-19 in 47 centers in Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Peru N=39680
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Gamma
Delta
NCT04611243
Sinovac/Pfizer/BioNTech+Fosun Pharma
Mok C K P, Am. J. Respir. Crit., 2022

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RNA based vaccine

CoronaVac/Boost

CoronaVac/Boost BNT162b2

RCT
*
Adults that had received two doses of CoronaVac but had low immune response against SARS-CoV-2 at two centres in Hong Kong, China N=80
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Beta
Gamma
NCT04764422
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO); PATH; Dynavax
Pitisuttithum P, medRxiv, 2021

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Inactivated virus

NDV-HXP-S 1mcg

NDV-HXP-S 1mcg + CpG1018

NDV-HXP-S 3mcg

NDV-HXP-S 3mcg + CpG1018

NDV-HXP-S 10mcg

NDV-HXP-S 1mcg

Placebo

RCT
Phase 1
Healthy adults without immunosuppression negative for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at a single center in Thailand N=210
Some concerns
Details

Full description

Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
NCT05142319
Pfizer/BioNTech+Fosun Pharma; ModernaTX
Poh XY, Clin. Infect. Dis., 2022
PRIBIVAC

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RNA based vaccine

BNT162b2/boostm1273

BNT162b2/boostBNT

RCT
3
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

Full description