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editorial
. 2021 Mar 17;23(4):104811. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2021.104811

Table 1.

Vaccine efficacies and virus neutralizing antibody titers for current vaccines completing phase 3 trials with pending our actual emergency use authorization.

Vaccine (Type) Efficacy vs original strains 2 doses Efficacy vs original strains 1 dose Virus neutralizing antibodies vs original Efficacy vs B.1.351 from ZA
2 Doses
Efficacy vs B.1.351 from ZA
1 Dose
Virus neutralizing antibodies vs B.1.351
Pfizer BNT162b2 (mRNA) 95% [1] 52% [12 days after immunization] [1]
Israel study 51% infection [3], [4],
Alternative analysis 92.6% later analysis after 14 days [7]
Geometric mean titer (GMT), plaque reduction neutralizing titers (PRNT) vs USA–WA1/2020 = 532 [2]
GMT PRNT 437 in Phase 1 [5]
Not available (N.A.) N.A. GMT PRNT vs USA - B.1.351 = 194 [2]
Moderna (mRNA-1273) 94% [6] 92% 14 days after immunization [7] GMT PRNT 340-654 range in 100 ug dose [8] N.A. N.A. VSV Pseudovirus neutralization assay 6.4X reduction [9]
J&J (Ad26) N.A. 72% in US [10] 827-1266 in 2 doses [11] N.A. 57% in ZA [10] N.A.
AZOx (ChAdOx1) Overall 70% [12]
62% in 2 standard doses [12]
90% low dose followed by standard dose [12]
N.A. GMT 218 [14] 10.4% [13] N.A. N.A.
Novavax (Particle) 89.3% [15] N.A. GMT 3305–3906 [16] 60% [15] N.A. N.A.
Russia Gemalaya (Ad26/Ad5) 92% [18] N.A. GMT 45–49 [17] N.A. N.A. N.A.
Chinese Sinovac (WIV) 50% in Brazil [19] N.A. GMT 50 (over age of 60) [20] N.A. N.A. N.A.
Chinese Sinopharm (WIV) 79% [21] N.A. GMT 218–282 [22] N.A. N.A. N.A.
Chinese CanSinoBio (Ad5) N.A. 66% in Pakistan, 90% severe disease [23] GMT 18–19 [24] N.A. N.A. N.A.
Bharat N.A. N.A. GMT 48–66 [25] N.A. N.A. N.A.