Immunogenicity and safety of heterologous mRNA-1273/MVC-COV1901 vaccination versus homologous mRNA1273 vaccination: A randomized, double-blind controlled study

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Title: Immunogenicity and safety of heterologous mRNA-1273/MVC-COV1901 vaccination versus homologous mRNA1273 vaccination: A randomized, double-blind controlled study
Authors: Szu-Ting Huang, Yu-Shan Huang, Wang-Da Liu, Sung-Ching Pan, Hsin-Yun Sun, Chia-En Lien, Charles Chen, Szu-Min Hsieh
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 122, Iss 11, Pp 1165-1173 (2023)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
Subject Terms: COVID-19, Heterologous prime boost, mRNA vaccine, Protein-based vaccine, Immunogenicity, Medicine (General), R5-920
More Details: Background/Purpose: MVC-COV1901 is a protein vaccine based on the same SARS-CoV-2 strain used in mRNA vaccine mRNA-1273. Data are lacking on immunogenicity and safety of MVC-COV1901 as heterologous boost for people already received one dose of mRNA-1273. Methods: This is a randomized, double-blind trial that recruited adults aged 20–70 years who previously received a single dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine and were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive a second dose with the homologous vaccine or protein-based MVC-COV1901 8–12 weeks after the first dose. The primary outcome was neutralizing antibody titers in terms of the geometric mean titer (GMT) 14 days after the second dose. Safety was assessed in all participants who received a dose of the study vaccine. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05079633). Results: From September 30 to November 5, 2021, 144 participants were enrolled and randomly assigned to the MVC-COV1901 boost group (n = 72) or the mRNA-1273 boost group (n = 72). The neutralizing antibodies on Day 15 and the anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titers on Day 15 and 29 of homologous mRNA-1273 were significantly higher than those of heterologous mRNA-1273/MVC-COV1901. Cellular immune responses were comparable in both groups. However, adverse events were much more frequent after the mRNA-1273 boost than after the MVC-COV1901 boost. Conclusion: Our results show that heterologous boost with MVC-COV1901 yielded an inferior immunogenicity but significantly fewer adverse events, compared with homologous boost with mRNA-1273. In people experienced severe adverse events after prime dose of mRNA-1273, as well as in periods when the supply of mRNA-1273 is limited, MVC-COV1901 could serve as an acceptable alternative heterologous boost.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 0929-6646
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664623001997; https://doaj.org/toc/0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2023.05.030
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/eeee38274f504e0eacc3fd5a4dcf4840
Accession Number: edsdoj.38274f504e0eacc3fd5a4dcf4840
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:09296646
DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2023.05.030
Published in:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Language:English