Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 covid-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe covid-19 outcomes in Ontario, Canada: test negative design study

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Chung, Hannah
He, Siyi
Nasreen, Sharifa
Sundaram, Maria E.
Buchan, Sarah A.
Wilson, Sarah E.
Chen, Branson
Calzavara, Andrew
Fell, Deshayne B.
Austin, Peter C.
Wilson, Kumanan
Schwartz, Kevin L.
Brown, Kevin A.
Gubbay, Jonathan B.
Basta, Nicole E.
Mahmud, Salaheddin M.
Righolt, Christiaan H.
Svenson, Lawrence W.
MacDonald, Shannon E.
Janjua, Naveed Z.
Tadrous, Mina
Kwong, Jeffrey C.
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network Investigators
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2024-11-18T19:18:22Z
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2024-11-18T19:18:22Z
dc.date.issued
2021-08-20
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effectiveness of mRNA covid-19 vaccines against symptomatic infection and severe outcomes (hospital admission or death). DESIGN: Test negative design study. SETTING: Ontario, Canada between 14 December 2020 and 19 April 2021. PARTICIPANTS: 324 033 community dwelling people aged ≥16 years who had symptoms of covid-19 and were tested for SARS-CoV-2. INTERVENTIONS: BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and hospital admissions and deaths associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Multivariable logistic regression was adjusted for personal and clinical characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine receipt to estimate vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection and severe outcomes. RESULTS: Of 324 033 people with symptoms, 53 270 (16.4%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 21 272 (6.6%) received at least one dose of vaccine. Among participants who tested positive, 2479 (4.7%) were admitted to hospital or died. Vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection observed ≥14 days after one dose was 60% (95% confidence interval 57% to 64%), increasing from 48% (41% to 54%) at 14-20 days after one dose to 71% (63% to 78%) at 35-41 days. Vaccine effectiveness observed ≥7 days after two doses was 91% (89% to 93%). Vaccine effectiveness against hospital admission or death observed ≥14 days after one dose was 70% (60% to 77%), increasing from 62% (44% to 75%) at 14-20 days to 91% (73% to 97%) at ≥35 days, whereas vaccine effectiveness observed ≥7 days after two doses was 98% (88% to 100%). For adults aged ≥70 years, vaccine effectiveness estimates were observed to be lower for intervals shortly after one dose but were comparable to those for younger people for all intervals after 28 days. After two doses, high vaccine effectiveness was observed against variants with the E484K mutation. CONCLUSIONS: Two doses of mRNA covid-19 vaccines were observed to be highly effective against symptomatic infection and severe outcomes. Vaccine effectiveness of one dose was observed to be lower, particularly for older adults shortly after the first dose.
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This work was supported by the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) through a grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CNF 151944); funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, through the Vaccine Surveillance Reference group and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force; and ICES, which is funded by an annual grant from Ontario’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Long term Care (MLTC); and the Ontario Health Data Platform (OHDP), a Province of Ontario initiative to support Ontario’s ongoing response to covid-19 and its related impacts. JCK is supported by a clinician-scientist award from the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine. PCA is supported by a mid-career investigator award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1943
dc.identifier.issn
1756-1833
dc.identifier.pubmedID
34417165
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/3163
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher - en
BMJ
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
Coronavirus diseases
dc.subject - fr
Santé
Maladie à coronavirus
dc.subject.en - en
Health
Coronavirus diseases
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
Maladie à coronavirus
dc.title - en
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 covid-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe covid-19 outcomes in Ontario, Canada: test negative design study
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Article
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Article
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n1943
local.article.journalissue
8306
local.article.journaltitle - en
BMJ
local.article.journalvolume
374
local.pagination
1-12
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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