13 January 2021
Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine (IF: NEJM, 70.670)
BACKGROUND 背景
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have afflicted tens of millions of people in a worldwide pandemic. Safe and effective vaccines are needed urgently.
嚴重急性呼吸綜合征冠狀病毒2型(SARS-CoV-2)感染及其引發的2019冠狀病毒疾病(Covid-19)在全球範圍內大流行,已使數千萬人深受其害。人們迫切需要安全有效的疫苗。
METHODS 措施
In an ongoing multinational, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded, pivotal efficacy trial, we randomly assigned persons 16 years of age or older in a 1:1 ratio to receive two doses, 21 days apart, of either placebo or the BNT162b2 vaccine candidate (30 μg per dose). BNT162b2 is a lipid nanoparticle–formulated, nucleoside-modified RNA vaccine that encodes a prefusion stabilized, membrane-anchored SARS-CoV-2 fulllength spike protein. The primary end points were efficacy of the vaccine against laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 and safety.
在一項正在進行的跨國、安慰劑對照、觀察者盲法、關鍵療效試驗中,我們以1:1的比例隨機分配了16歲或16歲以上的人,間隔21天接受兩劑安慰劑或BNT162b2候選疫苗(每劑30微克)。BNT162b2是一種脂質納米顆粒製劑,經核苷修飾的RNA疫苗,編碼融合前穩定的膜錨定SARS-CoV-2全長刺突蛋白。主要終點是實驗室確認的Covid-19疫苗的有效性和安全性。
RESULTS 結果
A total of 43,548 participants underwent randomization, of whom 43,448 received injections: 21,720 with BNT162b2 and 21,728 with placebo. There were 8 cases of Covid-19 with onset at least 7 days after the second dose among participants assigned to receive BNT162b2 and 162 cases among those assigned to placebo; BNT162b2 was 95% effective in preventing Covid-19 (95% credible interval, 90.3 to 97.6). Similar vaccine efficacy (generally 90 to 100%) was observed across subgroups defined by age, sex, race, ethnicity, baseline body-mass index, and the presence of coexisting conditions. Among 10 cases of severe Covid-19 with onset after the first dose, 9 occurred in placebo recipients and 1 in a BNT162b2 recipient. The safety profile of BNT162b2 was characterized by short-term, mild-to-moderate pain at the injection site, fatigue, and headache. The incidence of serious adverse events was low and was similar in the vaccine and placebo groups.
共有43548名參與者接受隨機分組,其中43448人接受了注射:21720人接受BNT162b2治療,21728人接受安慰劑治療。在第二次接受BNT162b2治療的受試者中,有8例在第二次給葯後至少7天出現了Covid-19,而在接受安慰劑治療的受試者中有162例;BNT162b2預防Covid-19的有效率為95%(95%可信區間為90.3~97.6)。在按年齡、性別、種族、族群、基線體重指數和共存條件定義的亞組中,觀察到類似的疫苗效力(通常為90%至100%)。在10例首次給葯後發病的嚴重Covid-19病例中,9例發生在安慰劑受試者,1例發生在BNT162b2受試者。BNT162b2的安全性特徵是短期、注射部位輕度至中度疼痛、疲勞和頭痛。嚴重不良事件的發生率較低,疫苗組和安慰劑組相似。
CONCLUSIONS 結論
A two-dose regimen of BNT162b2 conferred 95% protection against Covid-19 in persons 16 years of age or older. Safety over a median of 2 months was similar to that of other viral vaccines.
BNT162b2的兩劑方案可為16歲或以上的人群提供針對Covid-19的95%保護。平均2個月的安全性與其他病毒疫苗相似。