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. 2021 Jan 9;397(10269):99–111. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32661-1

Table 2.

Efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 more than 14 days after a second dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in the primary efficacy population

Total number of cases ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
Control
Vaccine efficacy (CI*)
n/N (%) Incidence rate per 1000 person-years (person-days of follow-up) n/N (%) Incidence rate per 1000 person-years (person-days of follow-up)
All LD/SD and SD/SD recipients 131 30/5807 (0·5%) 44·1 (248 299) 101/5829 (1·7%) 149·2 (247 228) 70·4% (54·8 to 80·6)
COV002 (UK) 86 18/3744 (0·5%) 38·6 (170 369) 68/3804 (1·8%) 145·7 (170 448) 73·5% (55·5 to 84·2)
LD/SD recipients 33 3/1367 (0·2%) 14·9 (73 313) 30/1374 (2·2%) 150·2 (72 949) 90·0% (67·4 to 97·0)§§
SD/SD recipients 53 15/2377 (0·6%) 56·4 (97 056) 38/2430 (1·6%) 142·4 (97 499) 60·3% (28·0 to 78·2)
COV003 (Brazil; all SD/SD) 45 12/2063 (0·6%) 56·2 (77 930) 33/2025 (1·6%) 157·0 (76 780) 64·2% (30·7 to 81·5)
All SD/SD recipients 98 27/4440 (0·6%) 56·4 (174 986) 71/4455 (1·6%) 148·8 (174 279) 62·1% (41·0 to 75·7)
Other non-primary symptomatic COVID-19 disease 18 7/5807 (0·1%) 10·3 (248 299) 11/5829 (0·2%) 16·3 (247 228) 36·4% (−63·8 to 75·3)
Any symptomatic COVID-19 disease 149 37/5807 (0·6%) 54·4 (248 299) 112/5829 (1·9%) 165·5 (247 228) 67·1% (52·3 to 77·3)
Asymptomatic or symptoms unknown (COV002) 69 29/3288 (0·9%) 69·8 (151 673) 40/3350 (1·2%) 96·0 (152 138) 27·3% (−17·2 to 54·9)
LD/SD recipients 24 7/1120 (0·6%) 41·4 (61 782) 17/1127 (1·5%) 100·6 (61 730) 58·9% (1·0 to 82·9)
SD/SD recipients 45 22/2168 (1·0%) 89·4 (89 891) 23/2223 (1·0%) 92·9 (90 408) 3·8% (−72·4 to 46·3)
Any NAAT-positive swab 221 68/5807 (1·2%) 100·0 (248 299) 153/5829 (2·6%) 226·0 (247 228) 55·7% (41·1 to 66·7)

Vaccine efficacy was calculated from the robust Poisson model. The primary efficacy population (LD/SD and SD/SD) includes randomly assigned participants who were seronegative at baseline and received LD/SD or SD/SD or were in a corresponding control group, and remained on study more than 14 days after their second dose without having had a previous virologically confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, for groups in COV002, only efficacy groups (ie, groups 4, 6, 9, and 10) are included. SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. LD/SD=low-dose prime plus standard-dose boost. SD/SD=two standard-dose vaccines given. NAAT=nucleic acid amplification test.

*

CIs are 95% unless indicated otherwise.

95·8% CI used for primary analysis.

Vaccine efficacy calculated from a reduced robust Poisson model that was not adjusted for age. All other models included an adjustment for age.

§

p value for interaction term comparing LD/SD with SD/SD is p=0·010.

Other non-primary symptomatic COVID-19 disease includes cases who have symptoms other than the five main symptoms that are required for inclusion in the primary analysis (eg, a participant who has diarrhoea and malaise but no fever, cough, shortness of breath, anosmia, or ageusia).