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. 2021 Aug 23;9(8):938. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080938

Table 3.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in development.

Name Developer(s) Vaccine Type Trial Phase
* mRNA 1273 Moderna and NIAID mRNA vaccine Phase 3
* ChAdOx1 University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Non-replicating viral vector Phase 2b/3
CoronaVacc Sinovac Inactivated vaccine Phase 3
N/A Beijing Institute of Biological Products and Sinopharm Inactivated vaccine Phase 1/2
N/A Wuhan Institute of Biological Products and Sinopharm Inactivated vaccine Phase 1/2
N/A Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Inactivated vaccine Phase 1
N/A Novavax Subunit vaccine Phase 1/2
Ad5-nCoV CanSino Biological Incorporation, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and Canadian Center for Vaccinology Non-replicating viral vector (adenovirus type 5) Phase 1 and phase 2
N/A Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute Non-replicating viral vector Procedure 1: Phase 1/2Procedure 2: Phase 1
INO-4800 Inovio Pharmaceuticals DNA vaccine Phase 1
N/A Symvivo DNA vaccine Phase 1
* BNT162 BioNTech, Pfizer, and Fosun Pharma RNA vaccine Phase 1/2
* COVAXIN Bharat Biotech Inactivated vaccine Phase 3

Currently, mRNA 1273 and COVAXIN are in a phase 3 clinical trial as an mRNA vaccine and inactivated vaccine, respectively. ChAdOx1 is a non-replicating viral vector that is in phase 2b/3. CoronaVacc is an inactivated vaccine in a phase 3 clinical trial. In addition, there are three other inactivated vaccines in phase 1 or phase 1/2 clinical trials. There are two non-replicating viral vector vaccines, one of which is Ad4-nCoV, which are in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials. Two DNA vaccines, including INO-4800, are in phase 1 clinical trials. BNT162 is an RNA vaccine in a phase 1/2 clinical trial. * Approved for emergency use.