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. 2023 Feb 23;9(3):e13952. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13952

Table 6.

Effectiveness of vaccines against variant of concerns of SARS-CoVv-2 strains. The details on name of the vaccines and variants of SARS-CoV-2 concern strains with their references.

Vaccines Variant of concerns
B.1. B.1.1.7 B.1.351 B.1617 P.1
AstraZeneca 66.7% VE [123] 70.4% VE [124] No protection [125] 59.8% VE [126] NA
Johnson & Johnson 66.7% VE [127] NA 64% VE NA NA
Pfizer 95% VE [127] 93.4% VE [[126], [127]] 75% VE [127] 87.9% VE [[125], [126], [127], [128]] Reduction in neutralizing activity [[127], [129]]
Moderna (ADZ1222) 94% VE [127][127] No significant reduction in neutralizing activity [29] Significant reduction neutralizing activity [29] Reduction in neutralizing activity [128] Reduction in neutralizing activity [127]
Sinopharm 79% VE [127] Faintly declines the neutralizing activity of vaccine era [130] Resistance to post vaccination sera with partial reduction in neutralizing activity [130] NA NA
Sinovac Biotech 50.7% VE [131] NA NA NA 49.6% VE [131]
BNT162b2 NA 90% VE [132] 75% VE [132] Reduction in neutralizing activity [[128], [133], [134]][128,133,134] Neutralizing activity of vaccine era [135]
Ad26.CoV2.S NA 72% VE [136] 64% VE [136] Reduction in neutralizing activity [[137], [138]] 64% VE [136]
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 NA 74% VE [139] 81.5% VE [124][124] 67% VE [139] 81.5% VE [124]
NVX-CoV2373 NA 89.3% VE 49.4% VE [140] 49.4% VE [135] NA
Covaxin NA No reduction [130] NA Resistance to neutralizing antibodies [141] 50.4% (symptomatic person) and 78% (asymptomatic person) [142]
Sputnik V NA No reduction [143] Reduction in neutralizing activity [143] Reduction in neutralizing activity [144] Reduction in neutralizing activity [145]
BBIBP-CorV NA No reduction [143] No reduction [[130], [143]] NA NA
Corona Vac NA NA NA NA Reduction in neutralizing activity [[140], [146]]

Abbreviations: NA-not available.