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. 2023 May 19;22:42. doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00594-y

Table 2.

Vaccine Efficacy and Effectiveness by Vaccine type and variant

Efficacy or Effectiveness Categories by vaccine or variant No. Studies (Sample Size) Pooled Efficacy Between studies, heterogeneity assessment (%)
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1st Dose Efficacy Astra

5

(634,638)

0.78 (0.62, 0.95) 77.09% 0.001
Pfizer

3

(733,805)

0.84 (0.77, 0.92) 89.97% 0.001
2nd Dose Efficacy Astra 11 (92,653) 0.67 (0.54, 0.80) 79.99% 0.001
Pfizer 2 (113,651) 0.93 (0.85, 1.00) - -
Baharat

5

(70,028)

0.71 (0.61, 0.82) 88.30% 0.001
SARS COV2

1

(277)

0.70 (0.65, 0.76) - -
1st Dose Effectiveness Moderna

9

(117,034)

0.74 (0.65, 0.83) 75.08% 0.043
Astra 5 (586,661) 0.69 (0.55, 0.82) 89.00% 0.001
Pfizer

3

(43,131)

0.67 (0.51, 0.83) - -
2nd Dose Effectiveness Moderna

9

(117,034)

0.93 (0.89, 0.97) 73.40% 0.001
Astra

4

(405,357)

0.89 (0.80, 0.97) 89.03% 0.001
Pfizer

4

(43,570)

0.90 (0.83, 0.96) 44.32% 0.049
1st Dose Efficacy Alpha

1

(108,720)

0.84 (0.84, 0.84) - -
Delta

1

(4360)

0.46 (0.45, 0.48) - -
Non-Beta

1

(1467)

0.75 (0.73, 0.78) - -
NR 2 (9862) 0.83 (0.72, 0.94) -
2nd Dose Efficacy Alpha 3 (134,916) 0.77 (0.57, 0.97) 99.97% -
Beta 1 (1467) 0.10 (0.09, 0.12) - -
Non-Alpha 1 (8534) 0.77 (0.76, 0.78) - -
All Variants 1 (16,973) 0.71 (0.70, 0.71) - -
Delta 4 (23,746) 0.64 (0.58, 0.69) 97.39% -
Gamma 2 (18,866) 0.68 (0.59, 0.77) 99.44% -
NR 2 (9862) 0.93 (0.85, 1.00) 99.51% -
Other 4 (52,812) 0.80 (0.69, 0.91) 99.91% -
Undetermined 1 (9433) 0.57 (0.56, 0.58) - -
1st Dose Effectiveness Alpha

5

(344,072)

0.74 (0.62, 0.86) 99.98% -
Beta 1 (181,304) 0.61 (0.61, 0.62) - -
Delta

2

(6917)

0.65 (0.40, 0.89) 99.71% -
Gamma 1 (5186) 0.74 (0.73, 0.75) - -
Other 4 (20,744) 0.74 (0.55, 0.93) 99.92% -
Unidentified 1 (5186) 0.68 (0.66, 0.69) - -
Total 1 (181,304) 0.82 (0.81, 0.82) - -
2nd Dose Effectiveness Alpha

3

(87,222)

0.86 (0.73–0.98) 99.97% -
Beta 1 (181,304) 0.96 (0.96, 0.96) - -
Delta

3

(7160)

0.87 (0.82, 0.92) 95.59% -
Gamma 1 (5186) 0.95 (0.95, 0.96) - -
Other 4 (20,744) 0.95 (0.92, 0.98) 99.24% -
Unidentified 1 (5186) 0.80 (0.79, 0.81) - -
Total 1 (181,304) 0.96 (0.96, 0.96) - -