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. 2022 Dec 7;2022(12):CD015477. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015477
Outcome  No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size Vaccine efficacy (95% CI)
Confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection after complete vaccination 1 6289 N/A  N/A  68.80% (46.70% to 82.50%)
Confirmed symptomatic COVID‐19 after complete vaccination 1 16,973 N/A  N/A  77.80% (65.20% to 86.40%)
Severe or critical COVID‐19 after complete vaccination 1 16,976 N/A  N/A  93.40% (57.10% to 99.80%)
All‐cause mortality  1 25,753 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.50 (0.17 to 1.46) N/A 
Serious adverse events  1 25,753 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.65 (0.43 to 0.97) N/A 
Systemic reactogenicity events 2 25,925 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 1.34 (1.15 to 1.58) N/A 
Any adverse event 1 25,753 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 1.00 (0.94 to 1.07) N/A 
Local reactogenicity events  2 25,750 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 1.08 (0.95 to 1.24) N/A