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. 2023 Mar 15;12(1):2185455. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2185455

Table 3.

Vaccine effectiveness for different time-since-vaccination intervals.

Days since vaccine dose VE % (95% CI)
0–13 14–60 61–120 121–180 ≥180
COVID-19
 Unvaccinated (Ref) (Ref) (Ref) (Ref) (Ref)
1 dose
 BNT162b2 57.9 (53.7–61.8) 28.9 (21.3–35.8) −6.0 (−26.1–10.8) −34.1 (−50.4 to −19.5) −5.6 (−21.7–8.4)
 CoronaVac 35.1 (32.0–38.0) −6.3 (−12.5 to −0.5) 29.3 (−1.7–50.8) 26.9 (−6.2–49.6)
2 doses
 All BNT162b2 58.7 (47.8–67.3) 39.7 (29.0–48.7) 20.0 (3.2–33.9) −7.4 (−20.7–4.4) 16.5 (8.7–23.6)
 All CoronaVac 43.0 (35.2–49.8) 29.5 (20.1–37.7) −10.3 (−26.5–3.8) −35.2 (−63.3 to −12.0)
3 doses
 All BNT162b2 78.3 (63.4–87.1) 39.1 (13.1–57.3) 24.8 (−2.3–44.7) 15.6 (−26.8–43.8)
 All CoronaVac 38.6 (−26.9–70.3) −1.4 (−57.6–34.8) 33.9 (−49.4–70.8) 76.7 (−97.5–97.3)
 B-B-C 49.3 (−53.3–83.2) 54.8 (−21.7–83.2) −13.6 (−118.7–41.0) 11.0 (−158.8–69.4)
 C-C-B
COVID-19-related hospitalization
 Unvaccinated (Ref) (Ref) (Ref) (Ref) (Ref)
1 dose
 BNT162b2 19.2 (−25.2–47.8) 45.7 (18.2–64.0) 0.0 (−64.1–39.1) −0.4 (−42.7–29.4) 26.8 (−52.6–64.9)
 CoronaVac 7.5 (−13.7–24.7) −3.4 (−27.3–15.9) 55.1 (9.7–77.6) 70.6 (34.7 to −86.8)
2 doses
 All BNT162b2 81.0 (35.2–94.4) 45.5 (−0.2–70.3) 27.1 (−14.9–53.7) 30.4 (0.4–51.3) 33.6 (5.5–53.3)
 All CoronaVac 22.0 (−20.0–49.3) 55.8 (34.9–70.0) −39.0 (−77.4 to −8.9) −66.9 (−137.3 to −17.3)
3 doses
 All BNT162b2 91.9 (36.4–99.0) 58.9 (−15.4–85.4) 46.7 (−11.0–74.4) 62.0 (−43.3–89.9)
 All CoronaVac 22.4 (−190.8–79.3) 69.5 (12.8–89.3) −91.0 (−745.5–56.8)
 B-B-C
 C-C-B
Severe COVID-19
 Unvaccinated (Ref) (Ref) (Ref) (Ref) (Ref)
1 dose
 BNT162b2 10.9 (−40.6–43.6) 47.8 (15.0–68.0) 23.2 (−32.7–55.6) −6.9 (−55.4–26.5) 20.2 (−80.3–64.7)
 CoronaVac 3.0 (−20.2–21.7) −6.5 (−35.6–16.3) 39.8 (−22.7–70.5) 65.7 (22.0–84.9)
2 doses
 All BNT162b2 70.5 (−9.4–92.1) 67.3 (34.1–83.8) 48.0 (13.4–68.8) 21.4 (−13.6–45.7) 29.2 (−4.9–52.2)
 All CoronaVac 6.5 (−53.4–43.0) 57.6 (32.8–73.2) −42.5 (−84.6 to −10.1) −48.8 (−120.0 to −0.7)
3 doses
 All BNT162b2 73.3 (20.5–91.0) 75.9 (43.6–89.7) 76.2 (−37.9–95.9)
 All CoronaVac 58.8 (−58.5–89.3) 75.7 (23.7–92.3) −33.8 (−463.6–68.2)
 B-B-C
 C-C-B

OR: odds ratio, VE: vaccine effectiveness, CI: confidence interval, B-B-C: two doses of BNT162b2 followed by CoronaVac, C-C-B: two doses of CoronaVac followed by BNT162b2.