Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 epidemic in Japan : vaccine effectiveness real-time surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 (VERSUS)

BACKGROUND: Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) domestically is crucial for assessing and determining national vaccination policy. This study aimed to evaluate VE of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Japan.

METHODS: We conducted a multicenter test-negative case-control study. The study comprised individuals aged ≥16 visiting medical facilities with COVID-19-related signs or symptoms from 1 January to 26 June 2022, when Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 were dominant nationwide. We evaluated VE of primary and booster vaccination against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections and relative VE of booster compared with primary.

RESULTS: We enrolled 7,931 episodes, including 3,055 test positive. The median age was 39, 48.0% were male, and 20.5% had underlying medical conditions. In individuals aged 16 to 64, VE of primary vaccination within 90 days was 35.6% (95% CI, 19.0-48.8%). After booster, VE increased to 68.7% (60.6-75.1%). In individuals aged ≥65, VE of primary and booster was 31.2% (-44.0-67.1%) and 76.5% (46.7-89.7%), respectively. Relative VE of booster compared with primary vaccination was 52.9% (41.0-62.5%) in individuals aged 16 to 64 and 65.9% (35.7-81.9%) in individuals aged ≥65.

CONCLUSIONS: During BA.1 and BA.2 epidemic in Japan, mRNA COVID-19 primary vaccination provided modest protection. Booster vaccination was necessary to protect against symptomatic infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Expert review of vaccines - 22(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 288-298

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maeda, Haruka [VerfasserIn]
Saito, Nobuo [VerfasserIn]
Igarashi, Ataru [VerfasserIn]
Ishida, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]
Terada, Mayumi [VerfasserIn]
Ito, Takayasu [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Hideko [VerfasserIn]
Kamura, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Motohashi, Iori [VerfasserIn]
Kimura, Yuya [VerfasserIn]
Komino, Masaru [VerfasserIn]
Arai, Hiromi [VerfasserIn]
Kuwamitsu, Osamu [VerfasserIn]
Akuzawa, Nobuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Sando, Eiichiro [VerfasserIn]
Morikawa, Toru [VerfasserIn]
Imura, Haruki [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Hayakawa, Tomoichiro [VerfasserIn]
Teshigahara, Osamu [VerfasserIn]
Ohara, Yasuji [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Motoi [VerfasserIn]
Morimoto, Konosuke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BA.1
BA.2
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID19
Japan
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Omicron
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARSCoV2
Vaccine effectiveness

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Date Completed 21.03.2023

Date Revised 27.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14760584.2023.2188950

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353891355