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. 2024 Sep 6;19(9):e0307805. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307805

Table 2. Vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic PCR and rapid antigen test confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection for full cohort, and stratified by previous infection, vaccine brand and variant of interest.

N participants Total person-time (days) PCR-confirmed symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection RAT- confirmed symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection All symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections Unadjusted HR (95% CI) Unadjusted VE (95%CI) Adjusted VE (95%CI)
Overall study period Two doses—any vaccine
Total cohort 1561
Unvaccinated 1300 112050 90 34 124
≥14d from 2nd dose 1054 105080 52 15 67 0.56 (0.40; 0.80) 44 (20; 60) 58 (41; 70)
 Without Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 437 36109 63 25 88
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 357 37683 40 14 54 0.48 (0.32; 0.70) 52 (30; 68) 56 (35; 70)
With Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 863 75941 27 9 36
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 697 67397 12 1 13 0.41 (0.20; 0.84) 59 (16; 80) 58 (11; 80)
Two doses—BNT162b2 vaccine
Total cohort 1470
Unvaccinated 1300 112050 90 34 124
≥14d from 2nd dose 732 72695 25 6 31 0.40 (0.26; 0.63) 60 (37; 74) 68 (51; 79)
Without Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 437 36109 63 25 88
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 239 25763 22 6 28 0.37 (0.24; 0.60) 63 (40; 76) 63 (43; 77)
Two doses—BBIBP-CorV vaccine
Total cohort 1337
Unvaccinated 1300 112050 90 34 124
≥14d from 2nd dose 227 21136 18 6 24 0.87 (0.52; 1.45) 13 (-45; 48) 40 (1; 64)
Without Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 437 36109 63 25 88
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 91 8977 15 5 20 0.74 (0.41; 1.33) 26 (-33; 59) 31 (-26; 62)
Delta period Two doses—any vaccine
Total cohort 1556
Unvaccinated 1162 72917 67 25 92
≥14d from 2nd dose 1068 96751 49 15 64 0.60 (0.41; 0.86) 40 (14; 59) 52 (30; 66)
Without Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 378 21896 45 19 64
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 339 30932 36 12 48 0.53 (0.35; 0.80) 47 (20; 65) 52 (26; 69)
With Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 784 51021 22 6 28
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 729 65819 13 3 16 0.49 (0.25; 0.98) 51 (2; 75) 47 (-10; 74)
Two doses—BNT162b2 vaccine
Total cohort 1371
Unvaccinated 1162 72917 67 25 92
≥14d from 2nd dose 733 64109 23 6 29 0.46 (0.28; 0.73) 54 (27; 72) 61 (38; 75)
Without Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 378 21896 45 19 64
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 222 19615 19 5 24 0.46 (0.28; 0.77) 54 (23; 72) 55 (26; 73)
Two doses—BBIBP-CorV vaccine
Total cohort 1250
Unvaccinated 1161 72906 67 25 92
≥14d from 2nd dose 227 20221 18 6 24 0.88 (0.52; 1.5) 12 (-50; 48) 37 (-9; 63)
Without Prior Infection
 Unvaccinated 378 21896 45 19 64
 ≥14d from 2nd dose 91 8474 15 5 20 0.72 (0.39; 1.31) 28 (-31; 61) 34 (-23; 64)

* due to the small number of events, brand-specific VE in participants with previous infection could not be estimated