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. 2022 Apr 1;40(20):2869–2874. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.067

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted* vaccine effectiveness of full vaccination against symptomatic COVID-19, COVID-19 pneumonia, and severe/critical COVID-19.

Outcome Vaccination status N (%) RR VE,% (95 %CI) aVE,% (95 %CI)
Inactivated vaccine
Symptomatic Unvaccinated(n = 66) 8 (12) Ref
CoronaVac(n = 170) 6 (3.5) 0.291 70.9(19.3 ∼ 89.5) 73.0(22.3 ∼ 90.6)
BBIBP-CorV(n = 92) 3 (3.3) 0.269 73.1 (2.4 ∼ 92.6) 75.5 (6.3 ∼ 93.6)
CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV*(n = 69) 2 (2.9) 0.239 76.1(−8.5 ∼ 94.7) 78.1(−3.3 ∼ 95.3)
Subtotal(n = 331) 11(3.3) 0.274 72.6 (34.5 ∼ 88.5) 74.6 (36.0 ∼ 90.0)
Pneumonia Unvaccinated(n = 66) 5(7.6) Ref
CoronaVac(n = 170) 2(1.2) 0.155 84.5(21.9 ∼ 96.9) 84.6(18.8 ∼ 97.1)
BBIBP-CorV(n = 92) 3(3.3) 0.430 57.0(−73.8 ∼ 89.3) 56.5(−95.9 ∼ 90.4)
CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV*(n = 69) 1(1.5) 0.191 80.9(−59.4 ∼ 97.7) 80.8(−69.3 ∼ 97.8)
Subtotal(n = 331) 6(1.8) 0.239 76.1 (23.9 ∼ 92.5) 76.7(19.3 ∼ 93.3)
Severe/Critical Unvaccinated(n = 66) 2(3.0) Ref
CoronaVac(n = 170) 0(0) 0.00 100 (−1.6 ∼ 100) 100
BBIBP-CorV(n = 92) 0(0) 0.00 100(−87.2 ∼ 100) 100
CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV*(n = 69) 0(0) 0.00 100(−149.0 ∼ 100) 100
Subtotal(n = 331) 0(0) 0.00 100(47.6 ∼ 100) 100



Ad5-nCoV vaccine
Symptomatic Unvaccinated(n = 66) 8 (12) Ref
Ad5-nCoV(n = 282) 14(5.0) 0.410 59.0(6.4 ∼ 82.1) 61.5(9.5 ∼ 83.6)
Pneumonia Unvaccinated(n = 66) 5(7.6) Ref
Ad5-nCoV(n = 282) 7(2.5) 0.328 67.2(0 ∼ 89.3) 67.9(1.7 ∼ 89.9)
Severe/Critical Unvaccinated(n = 66) 2(3.0) Ref
Ad5-nCoV(n = 282) 0(0) 0.00 100(36.6 ∼ 100) 100

*Adjusted for gender and age group (18–59 years old; 60 years and older); adjusted VE is designated as aVE in the column header.

**means a dose of BBIBP-CorV followed by a dose of CoronaVac or vice versa.