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Editor, Senior Moderator
- Esther Kissling[SUP]1[/SUP] , Mariëtte Hooiveld[SUP]2[/SUP] , Iván Martínez-Baz[SUP]3,4[/SUP] , Clara Mazagatos[SUP]4,5[/SUP] , Naoma William[SUP]6[/SUP] , Ana-Maria Vilcu[SUP]7[/SUP] , Marjolein N Kooijman[SUP]8[/SUP] , Maja Ilić[SUP]9[/SUP] , Lisa Domegan[SUP]10[/SUP] , Ausenda Machado[SUP]11[/SUP] , Simon de Lusignan[SUP]12,13[/SUP] , Mihaela Lazar[SUP]14[/SUP] , Adam Meijer[SUP]8[/SUP] , Mia Brytting[SUP]15[/SUP] , Itziar Casado[SUP]3,4[/SUP] , Amparo Larrauri[SUP]4,5[/SUP] , Josephine-L K Murray[SUP]6[/SUP] , Sylvie Behillil[SUP]16,17[/SUP] , Brechje de Gier[SUP]8[/SUP] , Ivan Mlinarić[SUP]9[/SUP] , Joan O’Donnell[SUP]10[/SUP] , Ana Paula Rodrigues[SUP]11[/SUP] , Ruby Tsang[SUP]12,13[/SUP] , Olivia Timnea[SUP]14[/SUP] , Marit de Lange[SUP]8[/SUP] , Maximilian Riess[SUP]15[/SUP] , Jesús Castilla[SUP]3,4[/SUP] , Francisco Pozo[SUP]18[/SUP] , Mark Hamilton[SUP]6[/SUP] , Alessandra Falchi[SUP]19[/SUP] , Mirjam J Knol[SUP]8[/SUP] , Sanja Kurečić Filipović[SUP]9[/SUP] , Linda Dunford[SUP]20[/SUP] , Raquel Guiomar[SUP]11[/SUP] , Jade Cogdale[SUP]21[/SUP] , Carmen Cherciu[SUP]14[/SUP] , Tessa Jansen[SUP]2[/SUP] , Theresa Enkirch[SUP]15[/SUP] , Luca Basile[SUP]4,22[/SUP] , Jeff Connell[SUP]20[/SUP] , Verónica Gomez[SUP]11[/SUP] , Virginia Sandonis Martín[SUP]18[/SUP] , Sabrina Bacci[SUP]23[/SUP] , Angela MC Rose[SUP]1[/SUP] , Lucia Pastore Celentano[SUP]23[/SUP] , Marta Valenciano[SUP]1[/SUP] , I-MOVE-COVID-19 and ECDC primary care study teams[SUP]24[/SUP]
In July and August 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant dominated in Europe.
Aim
Using a multicentre test-negative study, we measured COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against symptomatic infection.
Methods
Individuals with COVID-19 or acute respiratory symptoms at primary care/community level in 10 European countries were tested for SARS-CoV-2. We measured complete primary course overall VE by vaccine brand and by time since vaccination.
Results
Overall VE was 74% (95% CI: 69–79), 76% (95% CI: 71–80), 63% (95% CI: 48–75) and 63% (95% CI: 16–83) among those aged 30–44, 45–59, 60–74 and ≥ 75 years, respectively. VE among those aged 30–59 years was 78% (95% CI: 75–81), 66% (95% CI: 58–73), 91% (95% CI: 87–94) and 52% (95% CI: 40–61), for Comirnaty, Vaxzevria, Spikevax and COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen, respectively. VE among people 60 years and older was 67% (95% CI: 52–77), 65% (95% CI: 48–76) and 83% (95% CI: 64–92) for Comirnaty, Vaxzevria and Spikevax, respectively. Comirnaty VE among those aged 30–59 years was 87% (95% CI: 83–89) at 14–29 days and 65% (95% CI: 56–71%) at ≥ 90 days between vaccination and onset of symptoms.
Conclusions
VE against symptomatic infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant varied among brands, ranging from 52% to 91%. While some waning of the vaccine effect may be present (sample size limited this analysis to only Comirnaty), protection was 65% at 90 days or more between vaccination and onset.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.21.2101104