The role of real-world evidence for regulatory and public health decision-making for Accelerated Vaccine Deployment- a meeting report
Biologicals,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
85, P. 101750 - 101750
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
The
COVID-19
pandemic
underscored
the
need
for
rapid
evidence
generation
to
inform
public
health
decisions
beyond
limitations
of
conventional
clinical
trials.
This
report
summarises
presentations
and
discussions
from
a
conference
on
role
Real-World
Evidence
(RWE)
in
expediting
vaccine
deployment.
Attended
by
regulatory
bodies,
entities,
industry
experts,
gathering
was
collaborative
exchange
experiences
recommendations
leveraging
RWE
proved
instrumental
refining
decision-making
processes
optimise
dosing
regimens,
enhance
guidance
target
populations,
steer
vaccination
strategies
against
emerging
variants.
Participants
felt
that
successfully
integrated
into
lifecycle
management,
encompassing
boosters
safety
considerations.
However,
challenges
emerged,
prompting
call
improvements
data
quality,
standardisation,
availability,
acknowledging
variability
potential
inaccuracies
across
diverse
healthcare
systems.
Regulatory
transparency
should
also
be
prioritised
foster
trust,
improved
collaborations
with
governments
are
needed
streamline
collection
navigate
privacy
regulations.
Moreover,
building
sustaining
resources,
expertise,
infrastructure
LMICs
emerged
as
imperative
RWE-generating
capabilities.
Continued
stakeholder
collaboration
securing
adequate
funding
vital
pillars
advancing
use
shaping
responsive
effective
strategies.
Language: Английский
Effectiveness of the AZD1222 vaccine against COVID-19 hospitalization in Europe: final results from the COVIDRIVE test-negative case–control study
European Journal of Public Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
Abstract
Marketing
authorization
holders
of
vaccines
typically
need
to
report
brand-specific
vaccine
effectiveness
(VE)
the
regulatory
authorities
as
part
their
obligations.
COVIDRIVE
(now
id.
DRIVE)
is
a
European
public–private
partnership
for
respiratory
pathogen
surveillance
and
studies
VE
with
long-term
follow-up.
We
final
results
from
two-dose
primary
series
AZD1222
(ChAdOx1
nCoV-19)
schedule
in
≥18-year-old
individuals
not
receiving
boosters.
Patients
(N
=
1,333)
hospitalized
severe
acute
infection
at
14
hospitals
Austria,
Belgium,
Italy,
Spain
were
included
test-negative
case–control
study
2021–2023.
Absolute
was
calculated
using
generalized
additive
model
(GAM),
estimating
equation
(GEE),
spline-based
area
under
curve
(AUC,
measuring
up
6
months
after
last
dose
AZD1222).
Overall
(against
coronavirus
disease
2019
[COVID-19]
hospitalization)
an
estimated
65%
GEE
(95%
confidence
interval
[CI]:
52.9–74.5),
69%
GAM
CI:
50.1–80.9)
over
22-month
period
(comparator
group:
unvaccinated
patients).
The
AUC
estimate
74.1%
60.0–88.3).
against
hospitalization
participants
who
received
second
2
or
less
before
86%
77.8–91.4),
93%
67.2–98.6).
During
this
period,
where
mainly
syndrome
Omicron
variant
circulating,
vaccination
conferred
protection
COVID-19
least
dose.
Language: Английский
Vaccine effectiveness of JCOVDEN single-dose against COVID-19 hospitalisation in Europe: an id.DRIVE test-negative case-control study
Journal of Infection and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(5), P. 102700 - 102700
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
JCOVDEN
(Ad26.COV2.S),
a
viral-vector
vaccine,
was
granted
conditional
marketing
authorisation
in
the
European
Union
for
prevention
of
COVID-19
early
2021.
We
present
single-dose
vaccine
effectiveness
(VE)
estimates
against
hospitalisation.
The
id.DRIVE
(previously
COVIDRIVE)
VE
study
is
an
ongoing
non-interventional,
multi-centre
with
test-negative
case-control
design.
Study
participants
were
adults
≥
18
years
old,
hospitalised
severe
acute
respiratory
infection
between
1
May
2021
and
28
February
2023.
Estimated
as
single
measure
over
entire
period,
stratified
by
risk
group,
time
since
vaccination
intervals
(14
days-12
weeks,
12-to-25
25-to-52
>52
weeks),
SARS-CoV-2
variant
calendar
categories.
All
adjusted
symptom-onset
date,
age,
sex,
number
pre-defined
chronic
conditions.
Overall,
55.6
%
(95
CI
23.6;
74.2)
median
146
days.
For
18-
to
49-year-olds,
61.6
16.2;
82.4),
57.7
3.4;
81.5)
50-
to-64-years-olds,
40.8
-6.0;
66.9)
65-year-olds.
Most
precise
obtained
12-to-
25-week
interval
(59.2
[95
25.0;
77.8])
period
Aug
-30
Nov
(Delta
predominant;
51.2
21.7;
69.6]).
protected
It
effective
at
least
six
months,
comparatively
lower
older
age
groups.
Results
had
low
medium
levels
certainty
are
be
interpreted
caution.
Language: Английский
Phase II/III Double-Blind Study Evaluating Safety and Immunogenicity of a Single Intramuscular Booster Dose of the Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine “Patria” (AVX/COVID-12) Using an Active Newcastle Disease Viral Vector (NDV) during the Omicron Outbreak in Healthy Adults with Elevated Baseline Antibody Titers from Prior COVID-19 and/or SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
Abstract
Background
The
urgent
need
for
safe,
effective,
and
economical
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
vaccines,
especially
booster
campaigns
targeting
vulnerable
populations,
prompted
the
development
of
AVX/COVID-12
vaccine
candidate.
AVX/COVD-12
is
based
in
a
Newcastle
virus
La
Sota
(NDV-LaSota)
recombinant
viral
vector.
This
expresses
stabilized
version
spike
protein
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2),
specifically
ancestral
Wuhan
strain.
study
aimed
to
assess
its
safety,
immunogenicity,
potential
efficacy
as
an
anti-COVID-19
vaccine.
Methods
In
phase
II/III
clinical
trial
conducted
from
November
9,
2022,
September
11,
2023,
total
4,056
volunteers
were
enrolled.
Participants
received
intramuscular
dose
either
or
AZ/ChAdOx-1-S
vaccines.
Safety,
assessed
through
various
measures,
including
neutralizing
antibody
titers,
interferon
(IFN)-γ-producing
CD4+
T
cells,
CD8+
cells.
evaluation
also
involved
immunobridging,
utilizing
active
comparator,
monitoring
incidence
COVID-19
cases.
Findings
induced
antibodies
against
both
SARS-CoV-2
BA.2
BA.5
Omicron
variants.
geometric
mean
ratio
titers
between
individuals
immunized
with
those
at
14
days
0.96,
confidence
interval
(CI)
0.85-1.06.
outcome
aligns
non-inferiority
criterion
recommended
by
World
Health
Organization
(WHO),
indicating
lower
limit
CI
greater
than
equal
0.67.
Induction
IFN-γ-producing
cells
day
post-immunization
was
exclusively
observed
group.
Finally,
trend
suggested
potentially
cases
boosted
compared
recipients.
Conclusion
proved
well-tolerated,
immunogenic.
meets
WHO
standard
AZ/ChAdOx-1-S.
These
results
strongly
advocate
viable
dose,
supporting
utilization
population.
Language: Английский
Predictors of severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Brazil: Post hoc analyses of a randomised controlled trial
Kerry Conlin,
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Daniel Jenkin,
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Philip de Whalley
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et al.
Vaccine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
45, P. 126582 - 126582
Published: Dec. 14, 2024
To
identify
demographic,
clinical
and
immunological
factors
associated
with
adverse
COVID-19
outcomes.
A
large
randomised
controlled
trial
of
ChAdOx1
nCoV-19
was
undertaken
in
Brazil.
Participants
were
1:1
either
to
receive
nCov-19
or
a
control
group.
infections
confirmed
by
nucleic
acid
amplification
test
(NAAT)
classified
using
the
WHO
progression
scale.
Anti-spike
antibody
responses
serum
neutralising
activity
measured
28
days
after
second
vaccination
some
participants.
Exploratory
analyses
conducted
into
infection
severity
hospitalisation,
logistic
regression
models
adjusted
for
demographic
factors.
10,416
participants
enrolled;
1790
had
NAAT-positive
infection;
63
cases
required
hospitalisation.
More
severe
greater
body-mass
index
(BMI)
(odds
ratio
[OR]
=
1.06
[95
%CI:
1.01-1.10],
p
0.01)
diabetes
(OR
3.67
[1.59-8.07],
0.003).
Hospitalisation
risk
increased
age
[1.03-1.08],
<
0.001)
BMI
1.10
[1.05-1.16],
0.001).
hospitalisation
risks
>180
last
vaccination.
In
fully
vaccinated
subgroup
(n
841),
only
predicted
1.07
[1.03-1.12],
Serological
two
vaccine
doses
diminished
age.
Unvaccinated
individuals
high
risked
more
Vaccination
mitigated
this
risk.
NCT04536051.
Language: Английский