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. 2021 Mar 30;11:596201. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.596201

Table 5.

Summary of COVID-19 vaccines in pipeline.

Platform Target Existing license for technology Manufacturer Development stage
Live attenuated vaccine Whole virion Yes Codageniux/Serum Institute of India Phase 1
NCT04619628
Inactivated vaccine Whole virion Yes Sinovac
(CoronaVac)
Phase 4
NCT04747821
NCT04756830
Sinopharm/Beijing institute of Biological Sciences/Wuhan institute of Biological Sciences Phase 3
ChiCTR2000034780 ChiCTR2000039000 NCT04612972
Bharat Biotech International Limited with Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology, India
(Covaxin)
Phase 3
NCT04641481 and CTRI/2020/11/028976
Vector based vaccine Spike protein Yes Johnson & Johnson Phase 3
NCT04505722 ISRCTN14722499
Gamaleya Research Institute; Health Ministry of the Russian Federation
(Sputnik V)
Gam-COVIDVac
Phase3
NCT04530396
NCT04564716
NCT04642339
CanSino Biologics Phase 3
NCT04526990 NCT04540419
University of Oxford, AstraZeneca and Serum Institute of India
(Covishield)
Phase 4
NCT04760132
Subunit vaccine Spike protein Yes Novavax Phase 3
2020-004123-16 NCT04611802
Sanofi-Gsk Phase ½
NCT04762680
Clover Biopharmaceuticals Phase 2/3
NCT04672395
University of Queensland
MF59 adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 Sclamp vaccine
Phase 1
NCT04495933
The State Research left of Virology and Biotechnology
(EpiVacCorona)
Phase ½
NCT04527575
DNA vaccine Spike protein No Inovio Pharmaceuticals Phase 2/3
NCT04642638 ChiCTR2000040146
RNA vaccine Spike protein No BioNTech/Pfizer
(Comirnaty)
Phase 4
NCT04760312
CureVac Phase 3
NCT04674189
Moderna
(mRNA-1273)
Phase 4
NCT04760132