Summary of safety profileThe safety of Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 is inferred from safety data of the prior Comirnatyvaccines.
Initially approved Comirnaty vaccine
Children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) - after 2 doses
In Study 3, a total of 3 109 children 5 to 11 years of age received at least 1 dose of the initiallyapproved Comirnaty vaccine 10 mcg and a total of 1 538 children 5 to 11 years of age receivedplacebo. At the time of the analysis of Study 3 Phase 2/3 with data up to the cut-off date of 20 May2022, 2 206 (1 481 Comirnaty 10 mcg and 725 placebo) children have been followed for ≥ 4 monthsafter the second dose in the placebo-controlled blinded follow-up period. The safety evaluation in
Study 3 is ongoing.
The overall safety profile of Comirnaty in participants 5 to 11 years of age was similar to that seen inparticipants 16 years of age and older. The most frequent adverse reactions in children 5 to 11 years ofage that received 2 doses were injection site pain (> 80%), fatigue (> 50%), headache (> 30%),injection site redness and swelling (≥ 20%), myalgia, chills, and diarrhoea (> 10%).
Children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) - after booster dose
In a subset from Study 3, a total of 2 408 children 5 to 11 years of age received a booster dose of
Comirnaty 10 mcg at least 5 months (range of 5.3 to 19.4 months) after completing the primary series.
The analysis of the Study 3 Phase 2/3 subset is based on data up to the cut-off date of28 February 2023 (median follow-up time of 6.4 months).
The overall safety profile for the booster dose was similar to that seen after the primary course. Themost frequent adverse reactions in children 5 to 11 years of age after the booster dose were injectionsite pain (> 60%), fatigue (> 30%), headache (> 20%), myalgia, chills, injection site redness andswelling (> 10%).
Adolescents 12 to 15 years of age - after 2 dosesIn an analysis of long-term safety follow-up in Study 2, 2 260 adolescents (1 131 Comirnaty and1 129 placebo) were 12 to 15 years of age. Of these, 1 559 adolescents (786 Comirnaty and773 placebo) have been followed for ≥ 4 months after the second dose.
The overall safety profile of Comirnaty in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age was similar to that seen inparticipants 16 years of age and older. The most frequent adverse reactions in adolescents 12 to15 years of age that received 2 doses were injection site pain (> 90%), fatigue and headache (> 70%),myalgia and chills (> 40%), arthralgia and pyrexia (> 20%).
Participants 16 years of age and older - after 2 dosesIn Study 2, a total of 22 026 participants 16 years of age or older received at least 1 dose of theinitially approved Comirnaty vaccine and a total of 22 021 participants 16 years of age or olderreceived placebo (including 138 and 145 adolescents 16 and 17 years of age in the vaccine andplacebo groups, respectively). A total of 20 519 participants 16 years of age or older received 2 dosesof Comirnaty.
At the time of the analysis of Study 2 with a data cut-off of 13 March 2021 for the placebo-controlledblinded follow-up period up to the participants’ unblinding dates, a total of 25 651 (58.2%)participants (13 031 Comirnaty and 12 620 placebo) 16 years of age and older were followed up for≥ 4 months after the second dose. This included a total of 15 111 (7 704 Comirnaty and 7 407 placebo)participants 16 to 55 years of age and a total of 10 540 (5 327 Comirnaty and 5 213 placebo)participants 56 years of age and older.
The most frequent adverse reactions in participants 16 years of age and older that received 2 doseswere injection site pain (> 80%), fatigue (> 60%), headache (> 50%), myalgia (> 40%), chills(> 30%), arthralgia (> 20%), pyrexia and injection site swelling (> 10%) and were usually mild ormoderate in intensity and resolved within a few days after vaccination. A slightly lower frequency ofreactogenicity events was associated with greater age.
The safety profile in 545 participants 16 years of age and older receiving Comirnaty, that wereseropositive for SARS-CoV-2 at baseline, was similar to that seen in the general population.
Participants 12 years of age and older - after booster dose
A subset from Study 2 Phase 2/3 participants of 306 adults 18 to 55 years of age who completed theoriginal Comirnaty 2-dose course, received a booster dose of Comirnaty approximately 6 months(range of 4.8 to 8.0 months) after receiving Dose 2. Overall, participants who received a booster dose,had a median follow-up time of 8.3 months (range 1.1 to 8.5 months) and 301 participants had beenfollowed for ≥ 6 months after the booster dose to the cut-off date (22 November 2021).
The overall safety profile for the booster dose was similar to that seen after 2 doses. The most frequentadverse reactions in participants 18 to 55 years of age were injection site pain (> 80%),fatigue (> 60%), headache (> 40%), myalgia (> 30%), chills and arthralgia (> 20%).
In Study 4, a placebo-controlled booster study, participants 16 years of age and older recruited from
Study 2 received a booster dose of Comirnaty (5 081 participants), or placebo (5 044 participants) atleast 6 months after the second dose of Comirnaty. Overall, participants who received a booster dose,had a median follow-up time of 2.8 months (range 0.3 to 7.5 months) after the booster dose in theblinded placebo-controlled follow-up period to the cut-off date (8 February 2022). Of these,1 281 participants (895 Comirnaty and 386 placebo) have been followed for ≥ 4 months after thebooster dose of Comirnaty. No new adverse reactions of Comirnaty were identified.
A subset from Study 2 Phase 2/3 participants of 825 adolescents 12 to 15 years of age who completedthe original Comirnaty 2-dose course, received a booster dose of Comirnaty approximately11.2 months (range of 6.3 to 20.1 months) after receiving Dose 2. Overall, participants who received abooster dose, had a median follow-up time of 9.5 months (range 1.5 to 10.7 months) based on data upto the cut-off date (3 November 2022). No new adverse reactions of Comirnaty were identified.
Participants 12 years of age and older - after subsequent booster doses
The safety of a booster dose of Comirnaty in participants 12 years of age and older is inferred fromsafety data from studies of a booster dose of Comirnaty in participants 18 years of age and older.
A subset of 325 adults 18 to ≤ 55 years of age who had completed 3 doses of Comirnaty, received abooster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty 90 to 180 days after receiving Dose 3. Participants who received abooster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty had a median follow-up time of 1.4 months up to a data cut-offdate of 11 March 2022. The most frequent adverse reactions in these participants were injection sitepain (> 70%), fatigue (> 60%), headache (> 40%), myalgia and chills (> 20%), and arthralgia (> 10%).
In a subset from Study 4 (Phase 3), 305 adults > 55 years of age who had completed 3 doses of
Comirnaty, received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty 5 to 12 months after receiving Dose 3.
Participants who received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty had a median follow-up time of at least1.7 months up to a data cut-off date of 16 May 2022. The overall safety profile for the Comirnatybooster (fourth dose) was similar to that seen after the Comirnaty booster (third dose). The mostfrequent adverse reactions in participants > 55 years of age were injection site pain (> 60%),fatigue (> 40%), headache (> 20%), myalgia and chills (> 10%).
Booster dose following primary vaccination with another authorised COVID-19 vaccine
In 5 independent studies on the use of a Comirnaty booster dose in individuals who had completedprimary vaccination with another authorised COVID-19 vaccine (heterologous booster dose), no newsafety issues were identified.
Omicron-adapted Comirnaty
Children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) - after the booster (fourth dose)
In a subset from Study 6 (Phase 3), 113 participants 5 to 11 years of age who had completed 3 doses of
Comirnaty, received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 (5/5 mcg) 2.6 to8.5 months after receiving Dose 3. Participants who received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 had a median follow-up time of 6.3 months.
The overall safety profile for the Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 booster (fourth dose) wassimilar to that seen after 3 doses. The most frequent adverse reactions in participants 5 to 11 years ofage were injection site pain (> 60%), fatigue (> 40%), headache (> 20%), and muscle pain (> 10%).
Participants 12 years of age and older - after a booster dose of Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5(fourth dose)
In a subset from Study 5 (Phase 2/3), 107 participants 12 to 17 years of age, 313 participants 18 to55 years of age and 306 participants 56 years of age and older who had completed 3 doses of
Comirnaty, received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 (15/15 mcg) 5.4to 16.9 months after receiving Dose 3. Participants who received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 had a median follow-up time of at least 1.5 months.
The overall safety profile for the Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 booster (fourth dose) wassimilar to that seen after 3 doses. The most frequent adverse reactions in participants 12 years of ageand older were injection site pain (> 60%), fatigue (> 50%), headache (> 40%), muscle pain (> 20%),chills (> 10%), and joint pain (> 10%).
Tabulated list of adverse reactions from clinical studies of Comirnaty and Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 and post-authorisation experience of Comirnaty in individuals 5 years ofage and older
Adverse reactions observed during clinical studies and post-authorisation experience are listed belowaccording to the following frequency categories: Very common (≥ 1/10), Common (≥ 1/100 to< 1/10), Uncommon (≥ 1/1 000 to < 1/100), Rare (≥ 1/10 000 to < 1/1 000), Very rare (< 1/10 000),
Not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).
Table 2. Adverse reactions from Comirnaty and Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 clinicaltrials and Comirnaty post-authorisation experience in individuals 5 years of age andolder
System Organ Class Frequency Adverse reactions
Blood and lymphatic system Common Lymphadenopathyadisorders
Immune system disorders Uncommon Hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. rash,pruritus, urticariab, angioedemab)
Not known Anaphylaxis
Metabolism and nutrition disorders Uncommon Decreased appetite
Psychiatric disorders Uncommon Insomnia
Nervous system disorders Very common Headache
Uncommon Dizzinessd; lethargy
Rare Acute peripheral facial paralysisc
Not known Paraesthesiad; hypoaesthesiad
Cardiac disorders Very rare Myocarditisd; pericarditisd
Gastrointestinal disorders Very common Diarrhoead
Common Nausea; vomitingd,j
Skin and subcutaneous tissue Uncommon Hyperhidrosis; night sweatsdisorder Not known Erythema multiformed
Musculoskeletal and connective Very common Arthralgia; myalgiatissue disorders Uncommon Pain in extremitye
Reproductive system and breast Not known Heavy menstrual bleedingidisorders
General disorders and Very common Injection site pain; fatigue; chills;administration site conditions pyrexiaf; injection site swelling
Common Injection site rednessh
Uncommon Asthenia; malaise; injection site pruritus
Not known Extensive swelling of vaccinated limbd;facial swellingg
a. In participants 5 years of age and older, a higher frequency of lymphadenopathy was reported after a booster(≤ 2.8%) dose than after primary (≤ 0.9%) doses of the vaccine.
b. The frequency category for urticaria and angioedema was rare.
c. Through the clinical trial safety follow-up period to 14 November 2020, acute peripheral facial paralysis (orpalsy) was reported by four participants in the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine group. Onset was Day 37 after
Dose 1 (participant did not receive Dose 2) and Days 3, 9, and 48 after Dose 2. No cases of acute peripheralfacial paralysis (or palsy) were reported in the placebo group.
d. Adverse reaction determined post-authorisation.
e. Refers to vaccinated arm.
f. A higher frequency of pyrexia was observed after the second dose compared to the first dose.g. Facial swelling in vaccine recipients with a history of injection of dermatological fillers has been reported inthe post-marketing phase.
h. Injection site redness occurred at a higher frequency (very common) in children 5 to 11 years of age and inimmunocompromised participants 5 years of age and older.
i. Most cases appeared to be non-serious and temporary in nature.j. The frequency category for vomiting was very common in pregnant women 18 years of age and older and inimmunocompromised participants 5 to 18 years of age.
Special populationsInfants born to pregnant participants - after 2 doses of Comirnaty
Study C4591015 (Study 9), a Phase 2/3, placebo-controlled study, evaluated a total of 346 pregnantparticipants who received Comirnaty (n = 173) or placebo (n = 173). Infants (Comirnaty n = 167 orplacebo n = 168) were evaluated up to 6 months. No safety concerns were identified that wereattributable to maternal vaccination with Comirnaty.
Immunocompromised participants (adults and children)
In study C4591024 (Study 10), a total of 124 immunocompromised participants 2 years of age andolder received Comirnaty (see section 5.1).
Safety with concomitant vaccine administration
Concomitant administration with seasonal influenza vaccine
In Study 8, a Phase 3 study, participants 18 through 64 years of age who received Comirnatycoadministered with seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine (SIIV), quadrivalent followed 1 monthlater by placebo, were compared to participants who received an inactivated influenza vaccine withplacebo followed 1 month later by Comirnaty alone (n = 553 to 564 participants in each group).
Concomitant administration with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
In Study 11 (B7471026), a Phase 3 study, participants 65 years of age and older who received abooster dose of Comirnaty coadministered with 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (20vPNC)(n = 187) were compared to participants who received Comirnaty alone (n = 185).
Concomitant administration with an unadjuvanted recombinant protein RSV vaccine or with anunadjuvanted recombinant protein RSV vaccine and a high dose influenza vaccine
In Study 12 (C5481001), a Phase 1/2 study, participants 65 years of age and older who received
Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 and RSV vaccine coadministered in one arm plus high dosequadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) (n = 158) or placebo (n = 157) in the opposite arm werecompared to participants who received the individual vaccines given with placebo.
Description of selected adverse reactionsMyocarditis and pericarditisThe increased risk of myocarditis after vaccination with Comirnaty is highest in younger males (seesection 4.4).
Two large European pharmacoepidemiological studies have estimated the excess risk in youngermales following the second dose of Comirnaty. One study showed that in a period of 7 days after thesecond dose there were about 0.265 (95% CI: 0.255 - 0.275) extra cases of myocarditis in 12-29 yearold males per 10 000 compared to unexposed persons. In another study, in a period of 28 days after thesecond dose there were 0.56 (95% CI: 0.37 - 0.74) extra cases of myocarditis in 16-24 year old malesper 10 000 compared to unexposed persons.
Limited data indicate that the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination with Comirnaty inchildren aged 5 to 11 years seems lower than in ages 12 to 17 years.
Reporting of suspected adverse reactionsReporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. Itallows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcareprofessionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the national reporting systemlisted in Appendix V.
Pharmacotherapeutic group: vaccines, viral vaccines, ATC code: J07BN01
Mechanism of actionThe nucleoside modified messenger RNA in Comirnaty is formulated in lipid nanoparticles, whichenable delivery of the non-replicating RNA into host cells to direct transient expression of the
SARS-CoV-2 S antigen. The mRNA codes for membrane-anchored, full-length S with two pointmutations within the central helix. Mutation of these two amino acids to proline locks S in anantigenically preferred prefusion conformation. The vaccine elicits both neutralising antibody andcellular immune responses to the spike (S) antigen, which may contribute to protection against
COVID-19.
EfficacyOmicron-adapted Comirnaty
Immunogenicity in children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) - after the booster(fourth dose)
In an analysis of a subset from Study 6, 103 participants 5 to 11 years of age who had previouslyreceived a 2-dose primary series and booster dose with Comirnaty received a booster (fourth dose) of
Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5. Results include immunogenicity data from a comparator subsetof participants 5 to 11 years of age in Study 3 who received 3 doses of Comirnaty. In participants 5 to11 years of age who received a fourth dose of Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 and participants5 to 11 years of age who received a third dose of Comirnaty, 57.3% and 58.4% were positive for
SARS-CoV-2 at baseline, respectively.
The immune response 1 month after a booster dose (fourth dose), Comirnaty Original/Omicron
BA.4-5 elicited generally similar Omicron BA.4/BA.5-specific neutralising titres compared with thetitres in the comparator group who received 3 doses of Comirnaty. Comirnaty Original/Omicron
BA.4-5 also elicited similar reference strain-specific titres compared with the titres in the comparatorgroup.
The vaccine immunogenicity results after a booster dose in participants 5 to 11 years of age arepresented in Table 3.
Table 3. Study 6 - Geometric mean ratio and Geometric mean titres - participants with orwithout evidence of infection - 5 to 11 years of age - evaluable immunogenicitypopulation
Vaccine Group (as Assigned/Randomised)
Study 6
Comirnaty(Original/Omicron Study 3 Study 6
BA.4/BA.5) Comirnaty Comirnaty10 mcg 10 mcg (Original/Omicron
Dose 4 and Dose 3 and BA.4/BA.5)/Comirnaty
SARS-CoV-2 Sampling 1 Month After Dose 4 1 Month After Dose 3 10 mcgneutralisation time GMTc GMTc GMRdassay pointa nb (95% CIc) nb (95% CIc) (95% CId)
Omicron Pre- 488.3 248.3
BA.4-5 - NT50 vaccination 102 (361.9, 658.8) 112 (187.2, 329.5) -(titre)e 2 189.9 1 393.6 1.121 month 102 (1 742.8, 2 751.7) 113 (1 175.8, 1 651.7) (0.92, 1.37)
Reference Pre- 2 904.0 1 323.1 -strain - NT50 vaccination 102 (2 372.6, 3 554.5) 113 (1 055.7, 1 658.2)(titre)e 8 245.9 7 235.11 month 102 (7 108.9, 9 564.9) 113 (6 331.5, 8 267.8) -
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMR = geometric mean ratio; GMT = geometric mean titre;
LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation; LS = least square; N-binding = SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein-binding;
NT50 = 50% neutralising titre; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
a. Protocol-specified timing for blood sample collection.
b. n = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at the givensampling time point.
c. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
d. GMRs and 2-sided CIs were calculated by exponentiating the difference of LS Means for the assay and thecorresponding CIs based on analysis of log-transformed assay results using a linear regression model withbaseline log-transformed neutralising titres, postbaseline infection status, and vaccine group as covariates.
e. SARS-CoV-2 NT50 were determined using a validated 384-well assay platform (original strain[USA-WA1/2020, isolated in January 2020] and Omicron B.1.1.529 subvariant BA.4/BA.5).
Immunogenicity in participants 12 years of age and older - after the booster (fourth dose)
In an analysis of a subset from Study 5, 105 participants 12 to 17 years of age, 297 participants 18 to55 years of age, and 286 participants 56 years of age and older who had previously received a 2-doseprimary series and booster dose with Comirnaty received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-5. In participants 12 to 17 years of age, 18 to 55 years of age, and 56 years ofage and older, 75.2%, 71.7% and 61.5% were positive for SARS-CoV-2 at baseline, respectively.
Analyses of 50% neutralising antibody titres (NT50) against Omicron BA.4-5 and against referencestrain among participants 56 years of age and older who received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 in Study 5 compared to a subset of participants from Study 4 who receiveda booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty demonstrated superiority of Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5to Comirnaty based on geometric mean ratio (GMR) and noninferiority based on difference inseroresponse rates with respect to anti-Omicron BA.4-5 response, and noninferiority of anti-referencestrain immune response based on GMR (Table 4).
Analyses of NT50 against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 among participants 18 to 55 years of age compared toparticipants 56 years of age and older who received a booster (fourth dose) of Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 in Study 5 demonstrated noninferiority of anti-Omicron BA.4-5 responseamong participants 18 to 55 years of age compared to participants 56 years of age and older for both
GMR and difference in seroresponse rates (Table 4).
The study also assessed the level of NT50 of the anti-Omicron BA.4-5 SARS-CoV-2 and referencestrains pre-vaccination and 1 month after vaccination in participants who received a booster (fourthdose) (Table 5).
Table 4. SARS-CoV-2 GMTs (NT50) and difference in percentages of participants withseroresponse at 1 month after vaccination course - Comirnaty Original/Omicron
BA.4-5 from Study 5 and Comirnaty from subset of Study 4 - participants with orwithout evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection - evaluable immunogenicity population
SARS-CoV-2 GMTs (NT50) at 1 month after vaccination course
Study 5
Comirnaty Subset of Study 4 Age group Vaccine group
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 Comirnaty comparison comparison
Comirnaty
Original/ ≥ 56 years of age
Omicron BA.4-5 Comirnaty18 to 55 years of Original/18 to 55 years of 56 years of age 56 years of age age/≥ 56 years of Omicron BA.4-5age and older and older age /Comirnaty
SARS-CoV-2 GMTbneutralisation GMTc (95% GMTb GMRc GMRcassay na (95% CIc) na CIb) na (95% CIb) (95% CIc) (95% CIc)
Omicron BA.4-5 - 4 455.9 4 158.1 938.9
NT50 (titre)d 297 (3 851.7, 284 (3 554.8, 282 (802.3, 0.98 2.915 154.8) 4 863.8) 1 098.8) (0.83, 1.16)e (2.45, 3.44)f
Reference Strain - 16 250.1 10 415.5
- - 286 (14 499.2, 289 (9 366.7, - 1.38
NT50 (titre)d g18 212.4) 11 581.8) (1.22, 1.56)
Difference in percentages of participants with seroresponse at 1 month after vaccination course
Comirnaty Subset of Study 4 Age group Vaccine group
Original/Omicron BA.4-5 Comirnaty comparison comparison≥ 56 years of age
Comirnaty Comirnaty18 to 55 years of 56 years of age 56 years of age Original/Omicroage and older and older n BA.4-5 Original/18 to 55 years of Omicron BA.4-5age/≥ 56 /Comirnaty
SARS-CoV-2 ii n (%) i kneutralisation Nh n (%) h h n (%) Difference Differencek(95% CIk (95%assay ) N N
CIk) (95% CIj) (95% CIl) (95% CIl)
Omicron BA.4-5 - 294 180 (61.2) 188 (66.7) 127 (46.5) -3.03 26.77
NT50 (titre)d (55.4, 282 (60.8, 273 (40.5, 52.6) (-9.68, 3.63)m (19.59, 33.95)n66.8) 72.1)
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMR = geometric mean ratio; GMT = geometric mean titre;
LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation; LS = least square; NT50 = 50% neutralising titre; SARS-CoV-2 = severeacute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Note: Seroresponse is defined as achieving a ≥ 4-fold rise from baseline. If the baseline measurement is belowthe LLOQ, a post-vaccination assay result ≥ 4 × LLOQ is considered a seroresponse.
a. n = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at the givensampling time point.
b. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
c. GMRs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the difference of LS means andcorresponding CIs based on analysis of logarithmically transformed neutralising titres using a linearregression model with terms of baseline neutralising titre (log scale) and vaccine group or age group.
d. SARS-CoV-2 NT50 were determined using a validated 384-well assay platform (original strain[USA-WA1/2020, isolated in January 2020] and Omicron B.1.1.529 subvariant BA.4/BA.5).
e. Noninferiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the GMR is greater than 0.67.
f. Superiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the GMR is greater than 1.g. Noninferiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the GMR is greater than 0.67 and thepoint estimate of the GMR is ≥ 0.8.
h. N = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at both the pre-vaccination time point and the given sampling time point. This value is the denominator for the percentagecalculation.
i. n = Number of participants with seroresponse for the given assay at the given sampling time point.j. Exact 2-sided CI, based on the Clopper and Pearson method.k. Difference in proportions, expressed as a percentage.l. 2-sided CI based on the Miettinen and Nurminen method stratified by baseline neutralising titre category(< median, ≥ median) for the difference in proportions. The median of baseline neutralising titres wascalculated based on the pooled data in 2 comparator groups.
m. Noninferiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the difference in percentages ofparticipants with seroresponse is > -10%.
n. Noninferiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the difference in percentages ofparticipants with seroresponse is > -5%.
Table 5. Geometric mean titres - Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 subsets of Study 5 -prior to and 1 month after booster (fourth dose) - participants 12 years of age andolder - with or without evidence of infection - evaluable immunogenicity population
Comirnaty
Original/Omicron BA.4-512 to 17 years of age 18 to 55 years of age 56 years of age and older
SARS-CoV-2 Samplingneutralisation time GMTc GMTc GMTcassay pointa nb (95% CIc) nb (95% CIc) nb (95% CIc)
Pre- 1 105.8 569.6 458.2
Omicron BA.4- vaccination 104 (835.1, 1 464.3) 294 (471.4, 688.2) 284 (365.2, 574.8)5 - NT50 (titre)d 8 212.8(6 807.3, 4 455.9 4 158.11 month 105 9 908.7) 297 (3 851.7, 5 154.8) 284 (3 554.8, 4 863.8)6 863.3
Reference Pre- (5 587.8, 4 017.3 3 690.6
Strain - NT50 vaccination 105 8 430.1) 296 (3 430.7, 4 704.1) 284 (3 082.2, 4 419.0)(titre)d 23 641.3(20 473.1, 16 323.3 16 250.11 month 105 27 299.8) 296 (14 686.5, 18 142.6) 286 (14 499.2, 18 212.4)
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMT = geometric mean titre; LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation;
NT50 = 50% neutralising titre; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
a. Protocol-specified timing for blood sample collection.
b. n = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at the givensampling time point.
c. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
d. SARS-CoV-2 NT50 were determined using a validated 384-well assay platform (original strain[USA-WA1/2020, isolated in January 2020] and Omicron B.1.1.529 subvariant BA.4-5).
Initially approved Comirnaty vaccine
Study 2 is a multicentre, multinational, Phase 1/2/3 randomised, placebo-controlled, observer-blinddose-finding, vaccine candidate selection and efficacy study in participants 12 years of age and older.
Randomisation was stratified by age: 12 to 15 years of age, 16 to 55 years of age, or 56 years of ageand older, with a minimum of 40% of participants in the ≥ 56-year stratum. The study excludedparticipants who were immunocompromised and those who had previous clinical or microbiologicaldiagnosis of COVID-19. Participants with pre-existing stable disease, defined as disease not requiringsignificant change in therapy or hospitalisation for worsening disease during the 6 weeks beforeenrolment, were included as were participants with known stable infection with humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Efficacy in participants 16 years of age and older - after 2 dosesIn the Phase 2/3 portion of Study 2, based on data accrued through 14 November 2020, approximately44 000 participants were randomised equally and were to receive 2 doses of the initially approved
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine or placebo. The efficacy analyses included participants that received theirsecond vaccination within 19 to 42 days after their first vaccination. The majority (93.1%) of vaccinerecipients received the second dose 19 days to 23 days after Dose 1. Participants are planned to befollowed for up to 24 months after Dose 2, for assessments of safety and efficacy against COVID-19.
In the clinical study, participants were required to observe a minimum interval of 14 days before andafter administration of an influenza vaccine in order to receive either placebo or COVID-19 mRNA
Vaccine. In the clinical study, participants were required to observe a minimum interval of 60 daysbefore or after receipt of blood/plasma products or immunoglobulins within through conclusion of thestudy in order to receive either placebo or COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine.
The population for the analysis of the primary efficacy endpoint included 36 621 participants 12 yearsof age and older (18 242 in the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine group and 18 379 in the placebo group)who did not have evidence of prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 through 7 days after the second dose.
In addition, 134 participants were between the ages of 16 to 17 years of age (66 in the COVID-19mRNA Vaccine group and 68 in the placebo group) and 1 616 participants 75 years of age and older(804 in the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine group and 812 in the placebo group).
At the time of the primary efficacy analysis, participants had been followed for symptomatic
COVID-19 for in total 2 214 person-years for the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine and in total2 222 person-years in the placebo group.
There were no meaningful clinical differences in overall vaccine efficacy in participants who were atrisk of severe COVID-19 including those with 1 or more comorbidities that increase the risk of severe
COVID-19 (e.g. asthma, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, chronic pulmonary disease, diabetesmellitus, hypertension).
The vaccine efficacy information is presented in Table 6.
Table 6. Vaccine efficacy - First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after Dose 2, by agesubgroup - participants without evidence of infection prior to 7 days after
Dose 2 - evaluable efficacy (7 days) population
First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after Dose 2 in participants without evidence of prior
SARS-CoV-2 infection*
COVID-19 mRNA
Vaccine Placebo
Na = 18 198 Na = 18 325
Cases Casesn1b n1b Vaccine efficacy %
Subgroup Surveillance timec (n2d) Surveillance timec (n2d) (95% CI)e8 162 95.0
All participants 2.214 (17 411) 2.222 (17 511) (90.0, 97.9)7 143 95.116 to 64 years 1.706 (13 549) 1.710 (13 618) (89.6, 98.1)1 19 94.765 years and older 0.508 (3 848) 0.511 (3 880) (66.7, 99.9)1 14 92.965 to 74 years 0.406 (3 074) 0.406 (3 095) (53.1, 99.8)75 years and 0 5 100.0older 0.102 (774) 0.106 (785) (-13.1, 100.0)
Note: Confirmed cases were determined by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and atleast 1 symptom consistent with COVID-19 [*Case definition: (at least 1 of) fever, new or increased cough, newor increased shortness of breath, chills, new or increased muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat,diarrhoea or vomiting.]
* Participants who had no serological or virological evidence (prior to 7 days after receipt of the last dose) ofpast SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] negative at Visit 1 and SARS-CoV-2 notdetected by nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) [nasal swab] at Visits 1 and 2), and had negative NAAT(nasal swab) at any unscheduled visit prior to 7 days after Dose 2 were included in the analysis.
a. N = Number of participants in the specified group.
b. n1 = Number of participants meeting the endpoint definition.
c. Total surveillance time in 1 000 person-years for the given endpoint across all participants within each groupat risk for the endpoint. Time period for COVID-19 case accrual is from 7 days after Dose 2 to the end of thesurveillance period.
d. n2 = Number of participants at risk for the endpoint.
e. Two-sided confidence interval (CI) for vaccine efficacy is derived based on the Clopper and Pearson methodadjusted to the surveillance time. CI not adjusted for multiplicity.
Efficacy of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in preventing first COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days afterDose 2 compared to placebo was 94.6% (95% confidence interval of 89.6% to 97.6%) in participants16 years of age and older with or without evidence of prior infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Additionally, subgroup analyses of the primary efficacy endpoint showed similar efficacy pointestimates across genders, ethnic groups, and participants with medical comorbidities associated withhigh risk of severe COVID-19.
Updated efficacy analyses were performed with additional confirmed COVID-19 cases accrued duringblinded placebo-controlled follow-up, representing up to 6 months after Dose 2 in the efficacypopulation.
The updated vaccine efficacy information is presented in Table 7.
Table 7. Vaccine efficacy - First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after Dose 2, by agesubgroup - participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection* prior to7 days after Dose 2 - evaluable efficacy (7 days) population during theplacebo-controlled follow-up period
COVID-19 mRNA
Vaccine Placebo
Na=20 998 Na=21 096
Cases Casesn1b n1b
Surveillance timec Surveillance timec Vaccine efficacy %
Subgroup (n2d) (n2d) (95% CIe)77 850 91.3
All participantsf 6.247 (20 712) 6.003 (20 713) (89.0, 93.2)70 710 90.616 to 64 years 4.859 (15 519) 4.654 (15 515) (87.9, 92.7)7 124 94.565 years and older 1.233 (4 192) 1.202 (4 226) (88.3, 97.8)6 98 94.165 to 74 years 0.994 (3 350) 0.966 (3 379) (86.6, 97.9)1 26 96.275 years and older 0.239 (842) 0.237 (847) (76.9, 99.9)
Note: Confirmed cases were determined by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and atleast 1 symptom consistent with COVID-19 (symptoms included: fever; new or increased cough; new orincreased shortness of breath; chills; new or increased muscle pain; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat;diarrhoea; vomiting).
* Participants who had no evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] negative at
Visit 1 and SARS-CoV-2 not detected by NAAT [nasal swab] at Visits 1 and 2), and had negative NAAT(nasal swab) at any unscheduled visit prior to 7 days after Dose 2 were included in the analysis.
a. N = Number of participants in the specified group.
b. n1 = Number of participants meeting the endpoint definition.
c. Total surveillance time in 1 000 person-years for the given endpoint across all participants within each groupat risk for the endpoint. Time period for COVID-19 case accrual is from 7 days after Dose 2 to the end of thesurveillance period.
d. n2 = Number of participants at risk for the endpoint.
e. Two-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) for vaccine efficacy is derived based on the Clopper and Pearsonmethod adjusted to the surveillance time.
f. Included confirmed cases in participants 12 to 15 years of age: 0 in the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine group; 16in the placebo group.
In the updated efficacy analysis, efficacy of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in preventing first COVID-19occurrence from 7 days after Dose 2 compared to placebo was 91.1% (95% CI of 88.8% to 93.0%)during the period when Wuhan/wild-type and Alpha variants were the predominant circulating strainsin participants in the evaluable efficacy population with or without evidence of prior infection with
SARS-CoV-2.
Additionally, the updated efficacy analyses by subgroup showed similar efficacy point estimatesacross sexes, ethnic groups, geography and participants with medical comorbidities and obesityassociated with high risk of severe COVID-19.
Efficacy against severe COVID-19Updated efficacy analyses of secondary efficacy endpoints supported benefit of the COVID-19 mRNA
Vaccine in preventing severe COVID‑19.
As of 13 March 2021, vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 is presented only for participantswith or without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection (Table 8) as the COVID-19 case counts in participantswithout prior SARS-CoV-2 infection were the same as those in participants with or without prior
SARS-CoV-2 infection in both the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine and placebo groups.
Table 8. Vaccine efficacy - First severe COVID-19 occurrence in participants with or withoutprior SARS-CoV-2 infection based on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)*after Dose 1 or from 7 days after Dose 2 in the placebo-controlled follow-up
COVID-19 mRNA
Vaccine Placebo
Cases Casesn1a n1a
Surveillance time Surveillance time Vaccine efficacy %(n2b) (n2b) (95% CIc)1 30 96.7
After Dose 1d 8.439e (22 505) 8.288e (22 435) (80.3, 99.9)1 21 95.37 days after Dose 2f 6.522g (21 649) 6.404g (21 730) (70.9, 99.9)
Note: Confirmed cases were determined by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and atleast 1 symptom consistent with COVID-19 (symptoms included: fever; new or increased cough; new orincreased shortness of breath; chills; new or increased muscle pain; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat;diarrhoea; vomiting).
* Severe illness from COVID-19 as defined by FDA is confirmed COVID-19 and presence of at least 1 of thefollowing:
* Clinical signs at rest indicative of severe systemic illness (respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths per minute, heartrate ≥ 125 beats per minute, saturation of oxygen ≤ 93% on room air at sea level, or ratio of arterialoxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen < 300 mm Hg);
* Respiratory failure [defined as needing high-flow oxygen, noninvasive ventilation, mechanicalventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)];
* Evidence of shock (systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure < 60 mm Hg, orrequiring vasopressors);
* Significant acute renal, hepatic, or neurologic dysfunction;
* Admission to an Intensive Care Unit;
* Death.
a. n1 = Number of participants meeting the endpoint definition.
b. n2 = Number of participants at risk for the endpoint.
c. Two-side confidence interval (CI) for vaccine efficacy is derived based on the Clopper and Pearson methodadjusted to the surveillance time.
d. Efficacy assessed based on the Dose 1 all available efficacy (modified intention-to-treat) population thatincluded all randomised participants who received at least 1 dose of study intervention.
e. Total surveillance time in 1 000 person-years for the given endpoint across all participants within each groupat risk for the endpoint. Time period for COVID-19 case accrual is from Dose 1 to the end of the surveillanceperiod.
f. Efficacy assessed based on the evaluable efficacy (7 Days) population that included all eligible randomisedparticipants who receive all dose(s) of study intervention as randomised within the predefined window, haveno other important protocol deviations as determined by the clinician.
g. Total surveillance time in 1 000 person-years for the given endpoint across all participants within each groupat risk for the endpoint. Time period for COVID-19 case accrual is from 7 days after Dose 2 to the end of thesurveillance period.
Efficacy and immunogenicity in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age - after 2 dosesIn an initial analysis of Study 2 in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age (representing a median follow-upduration of > 2 months after Dose 2) without evidence of prior infection, there were no cases in1 005 participants who received the vaccine and 16 cases out of 978 who received placebo. The pointestimate for efficacy is 100% (95% confidence interval 75.3, 100.0). In participants with or withoutevidence of prior infection there were 0 cases in the 1 119 who received vaccine and 18 cases in1 110 participants who received placebo. This also indicates the point estimate for efficacy is 100%(95% confidence interval 78.1, 100.0).
Updated efficacy analyses were performed with additional confirmed COVID-19 cases accrued duringblinded placebo-controlled follow-up, representing up to 6 months after Dose 2 in the efficacypopulation.
In the updated efficacy analysis of Study 2 in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age without evidence ofprior infection, there were no cases in 1 057 participants who received the vaccine and 28 cases out of1 030 who received placebo. The point estimate for efficacy is 100% (95% confidence interval 86.8,100.0) during the period when Alpha variant was the predominant circulating strain. In participantswith or without evidence of prior infection there were 0 cases in the 1 119 who received vaccine and30 cases in 1 109 participants who received placebo. This also indicates the point estimate for efficacyis 100% (95% confidence interval 87.5, 100.0).
In Study 2, an analysis of SARS-CoV-2 neutralising titres 1 month after Dose 2 was conducted in arandomly selected subset of participants who had no serological or virological evidence of past
SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 1 month after Dose 2, comparing the response in adolescents 12 to15 years of age (n = 190) to participants 16 to 25 years of age (n = 170).
The ratio of the geometric mean titres (GMT) in the 12 to 15 years of age group to the 16 to 25 yearsof age group was 1.76, with a 2-sided 95% CI of 1.47 to 2.10. Therefore, the 1.5-fold noninferioritycriterion was met as the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the geometric mean ratio [GMR] was> 0.67.
Efficacy and immunogenicity in children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) -after 2 doses
Study 3 is a Phase 1/2/3 study comprised of an open-label vaccine dose-finding portion (Phase 1) anda multicentre, multinational, randomised, saline placebo-controlled, observer-blind efficacy portion(Phase 2/3) that has enrolled participants 5 to 11 years of age. The majority (94.4%) of randomisedvaccine recipients received the second dose 19 days to 23 days after Dose 1.
Initial descriptive vaccine efficacy results in children 5 to 11 years of age without evidence of prior
SARS-CoV-2 infection are presented in Table 9. No cases of COVID-19 were observed in either thevaccine group or the placebo group in participants with evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Table 9. Vaccine efficacy - First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after Dose 2: Withoutevidence of infection prior to 7 days after Dose 2 - Phase 2/3 - Children 5 to 11 yearsof age evaluable efficacy population
First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after Dose 2 in children 5 to 11 years of age withoutevidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection*
COVID-19 mRNA
Vaccine10 mcg/dose Placebo
Na=1 305 Na=663
Cases Casesn1b n1b Vaccine efficacy
Surveillance timec Surveillance timec %(n2d) (n2d) (95% CI)
Children 5 to 11 years 3 16 90.7of age 0.322 (1 273) 0.159 (637) (67.7, 98.3)
Note: Confirmed cases were determined by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and atleast 1 symptom consistent with COVID-19 (symptoms included: fever; new or increased cough; new or increasedshortness of breath; chills; new or increased muscle pain; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat; diarrhoea;vomiting).
* Participants who had no evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] negative at
Visit 1 and SARS-CoV-2 not detected by NAAT [nasal swab] at Visits 1 and 2), and had negative NAAT(nasal swab) at any unscheduled visit prior to 7 days after Dose 2 were included in the analysis.
a. N = Number of participants in the specified group.
b. n1 = Number of participants meeting the endpoint definition.
c. Total surveillance time in 1 000 person-years for the given endpoint across all participants within each groupat risk for the endpoint. Time period for COVID-19 case accrual is from 7 days after Dose 2 to the end of thesurveillance period.
d. n2 = Number of participants at risk for the endpoint.
Pre-specified hypothesis-driven efficacy analysis was performed with additional confirmed
COVID-19 cases accrued during blinded placebo-controlled follow-up, representing up to 6 monthsafter Dose 2 in the efficacy population.
In the efficacy analysis of Study 3 in children 5 to 11 years of age without evidence of prior infection,there were 10 cases in 2 703 participants who received the vaccine and 42 cases out of 1 348 whoreceived placebo. The point estimate for efficacy is 88.2% (95% confidence interval 76.2, 94.7) duringthe period when Delta variant was the predominant circulating strain. In participants with or withoutevidence of prior infection there were 12 cases in the 3 018 who received vaccine and 42 cases in1 511 participants who received placebo. The point estimate for efficacy is 85.7% (95% confidenceinterval 72.4, 93.2).
In Study 3, an analysis of SARS-CoV-2 50% neutralising titres (NT50) 1 month after Dose 2 in arandomly selected subset of participants demonstrated effectiveness by immunobridging of immuneresponses comparing children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) in the Phase 2/3part of Study 3 to participants 16 to 25 years of age in the Phase 2/3 part of Study 2 who had noserological or virological evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 1 month after Dose 2, meetingthe pre-specified immunobridging criteria for both the geometric mean ratio (GMR) and theseroresponse difference with seroresponse defined as achieving at least 4-fold rise in SARS-CoV-2
NT50 from baseline (before Dose 1).
The GMR of the SARS-CoV-2 NT50 1 month after Dose 2 in children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 toless than 12 years of age) to that of young adults 16 to 25 years of age was 1.04 (2-sided 95% CI: 0.93,1.18). Among participants without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 1 month after
Dose 2, 99.2% of children 5 to 11 years of age and 99.2% of participants 16 to 25 years of age had aseroresponse at 1 month after Dose 2. The difference in proportions of participants who hadseroresponse between the 2 age groups (children - young adult) was 0.0% (2-sided 95% CI: -2.0%,2.2%). This information is presented in Table 10.
Table 10. Summary of geometric mean ratio for 50% neutralising titre and difference inpercentages of participants with seroresponse - comparison of children 5 to 11 yearsof age (Study 3) to participants 16 to 25 years of age (Study 2) - participants withoutevidence of infection up to 1 month after Dose 2 - immunobridging subset -
Phase 2/3 - evaluable immunogenicity population
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine10 mcg/dose 30 mcg/dose5 to 11 years 16 to 25 years 5 to 11 years/
Na=264 Na=253 16 to 25 years
Metimmunobridging
Time GMTc GMTc GMRd objectiveepointb (95% CIc) (95% CIc) (95% CId) (Y/N)
Geometricmean 50% 1 monthneutralising after 1 197.6 1 146.5 1.04titref (GMTc) Dose 2 (1 106.1, 1 296.6) (1 045.5, 1 257.2) (0.93, 1.18) Y
Met
Difference immunobridging
Time ng (%) ng (%) %i objectivekpointb (95% CIh) (95% CIh) (95% CIj) (Y/N)
Seroresponserate (%) for50% 1 monthneutralising after 262 (99.2) 251 (99.2) 0.0titref Dose 2 (97.3, 99.9) (97.2, 99.9) (-2.0, 2.2) Y
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMR = geometric mean ratio; GMT = geometric mean titre;
LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation; NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test; NT50 = 50% neutralising titre;
SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Note: Participants who had no serological or virological evidence (up to 1 month post-Dose 2 blood samplecollection) of past SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] negative at Dose 1 visit and 1 monthafter Dose 2, SARS-CoV-2 not detected by NAAT [nasal swab] at Dose 1 and Dose 2 visits, and negative NAAT(nasal swab) at any unscheduled visit up to 1 month after Dose 2 blood collection) and had no medical history of
COVID-19 were included in the analysis.
Note: Seroresponse is defined as achieving a ≥ 4-fold rise from baseline (before Dose 1). If the baselinemeasurement is below the LLOQ, a post-vaccination assay result ≥ 4 × LLOQ is considered a seroresponse.
a. N = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results before vaccination and at 1 month after
Dose 2. These values are also the denominators used in the percentage calculations for seroresponse rates.
b. Protocol-specified timing for blood sample collection.
c. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
d. GMRs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean difference of the logarithms of thetitres (5 to 11 years of age minus 16 to 25 years of age) and the corresponding CI (based on the Student tdistribution).
e. Immunobridging based on GMT is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for the GMR is greaterthan 0.67 and the point estimate of the GMR is ≥ 0.8.
f. SARS-CoV-2 NT50 were determined using the SARS-CoV-2 mNeonGreen Virus Microneutralisation
Assay. The assay uses a fluorescent reporter virus derived from the USA_WA1/2020 strain and virusneutralisation is read on Vero cell monolayers. The sample NT50 is defined as the reciprocal serum dilutionat which 50% of the virus is neutralised.
g. n = Number of participants with seroresponse based on NT50 1 month after Dose 2.h. Exact 2-sided CI based on the Clopper and Pearson method.i. Difference in proportions, expressed as a percentage (5 to 11 years of age minus 16 to 25 years of age).j. 2-Sided CI, based on the Miettinen and Nurminen method for the difference in proportions, expressed as apercentage.k. Immunobridging based on seroresponse rate is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 95% CI for theseroresponse difference is greater than -10.0%.
Immunogenicity in participants 18 years of age and older - after booster dose
Effectiveness of a booster dose of Comirnaty was based on an assessment of 50% neutralizingantibody titres (NT50) against SARS-CoV-2 (USA_WA1/2020) in Study 2. In this study, the boosterdose was administered 5 to 8 months (median 7 months) after the second dose. In Study 2, analyses of
NT50 1 month after the booster dose compared to 1 month after the primary series in individuals 18 to55 years of age who had no serological or virological evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection up to1 month after the booster vaccination demonstrated noninferiority for both geometric mean ratio(GMR) and difference in seroresponse rates. Seroresponse for a participant was defined as achieving a≥ 4-fold rise in NT50 from baseline (before primary series). These analyses are summarised in
Table 11.
Table 11. SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assay - NT50 (titre)† (SARS-CoV-2 USA_WA1/2020) -
GMT and seroresponse rate comparison of 1 month after booster dose to 1 monthafter primary series - participants 18 to 55 years of age without evidence of infectionup to 1 month after booster dose* - booster dose evaluable immunogenicitypopulation±1 month afterbooster dose - Met1 month after 1 month after 1 month after noninferioritybooster dose primary series primary series objectiven (95% CI) (95% CI) (97.5% CI) (Y/N)
Geometric mean50% neutralizing 2 466.0b 755.7b 3.26ctitre (GMTb) 212a (2 202.6, 2 760.8) (663.1, 861.2) (2.76, 3.86) Yd
Seroresponse rate 199f 190f(%) for 50% 99.5% 95.0% 4.5%gneutralizing titre† 200e (97.2%, 100.0%) (91.0%, 97.6%) (1.0%, 7.9%h) Yi
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMR = geometric mean ratio; GMT = geometric mean titre;
LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation; N-binding = SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein-binding; NAAT = nucleic acidamplification test; NT50 = 50% neutralizing titre; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2; Y/N = yes/no.† SARS-CoV-2 NT50 were determined using the SARS-CoV-2 mNeonGreen Virus Microneutralization Assay.
The assay uses a fluorescent reporter virus derived from the USA_WA1/2020 strain and virus neutralization isread on Vero cell monolayers. The sample NT50 is defined as the reciprocal serum dilution at which 50% ofthe virus is neutralised.
* Participants who had no serological or virological evidence (up to 1 month after receipt of a booster dose of
Comirnaty) of past SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] negative and SARS-CoV-2 notdetected by NAAT [nasal swab]) and had a negative NAAT (nasal swab) at any unscheduled visit up to1 month after the booster dose were included in the analysis.
± All eligible participants who had received 2 doses of Comirnaty as initially randomised, with Dose 2 receivedwithin the predefined window (within 19 to 42 days after Dose 1), received a booster dose of Comirnaty, hadat least 1 valid and determinate immunogenicity result after booster dose from a blood collection within anappropriate window (within 28 to 42 days after the booster dose), and had no other important protocoldeviations as determined by the clinician.
a. n = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results at both sampling time points withinspecified window.
b. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
c. GMRs and 2-sided 97.5% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean differences in the logarithms of theassay and the corresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution).
d. Noninferiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 97.5% CI for the GMR is > 0.67 and the pointestimate of the GMR is ≥ 0.80.
e. n = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at baseline,1 month after Dose 2 and 1 month after the booster dose within specified window. These values are thedenominators for the percentage calculations.
f. Number of participants with seroresponse for the given assay at the given dose/sampling time point. Exact2-sided CI based on the Clopper and Pearson method.
g. Difference in proportions, expressed as a percentage (1 month after booster dose - 1 month after Dose 2).h. Adjusted Wald 2-sided CI for the difference in proportions, expressed as a percentage.
i. Noninferiority is declared if the lower bound of the 2-sided 97.5% CI for the percentage difference is > -10%.
Relative vaccine efficacy in participants 16 years of age and older - after booster dose
An interim efficacy analysis of Study 4, a placebo-controlled booster study performed inapproximately 10 000 participants 16 years of age and older who were recruited from Study 2,evaluated confirmed COVID-19 cases accrued from at least 7 days after booster vaccination up to adata cut-off date of 5 October 2021, which represents a median of 2.5 months post-booster follow-up.
The booster dose was administered 5 to 13 months (median 11 months) after the second dose. Vaccineefficacy of the Comirnaty booster dose after the primary series relative to the placebo booster groupwho only received the primary series dose was assessed.
The relative vaccine efficacy information for participants 16 years of age and older without priorevidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection is presented in Table 12. Relative vaccine efficacy in participantswith or without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection was 94.6% (95% confidence interval of88.5% to 97.9%), similar to that seen in those participants without evidence of prior infection. Primary
COVID-19 cases observed from 7 days after booster vaccination were 7 primary cases in the
Comirnaty group, and 124 primary cases in the placebo group.
Table 12. Vaccine efficacy - First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after boostervaccination - participants 16 years of age and older without evidence ofinfection - evaluable efficacy population
First COVID-19 occurrence from 7 days after booster dose in participants without evidence ofprior SARS-CoV-2 infection*
Comirnaty Placebo
Na=4 695 Na=4 671
Cases Cases Relative Vaccinen1b n1b Efficacye %
Surveillance Timec (n2d) Surveillance Timec (n2d) (95% CIf)
First COVID-19occurrence from 7 daysafter booster 6 123 95.3vaccination 0.823 (4 659) 0.792 (4 614) (89.5, 98.3)
Note: Confirmed cases were determined by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and atleast 1 symptom consistent with COVID-19 (symptoms included: fever; new or increased cough; new orincreased shortness of breath; chills; new or increased muscle pain; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat;diarrhoea; vomiting).
* Participants who had no serological or virological evidence (prior to 7 days after receipt of the boostervaccination) of past SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] negative at Visit 1 and
SARS-CoV-2 not detected by NAAT [nasal swab] at Visit 1, and had a negative NAAT [nasal swab] at anyunscheduled visit prior to 7 days after booster vaccination) were included in the analysis.
a. N = Number of participants in the specified group.
b. n1 = Number of participants meeting the endpoint definition.
c. Total surveillance time in 1 000 person-years for the given endpoint across all participants within each groupat risk for the endpoint. Time period for COVID-19 case accrual is from 7 days after the booster vaccinationto the end of the surveillance period.
d. n2 = Number of participants at risk for the endpoint.
e. Relative vaccine efficacy of the Comirnaty booster group relative to the placebo group (non-booster).
f. Two-sided confidence interval (CI) for relative vaccine efficacy is derived based on the Clopper and Pearsonmethod adjusted for surveillance time.
Immunogenicity in children 5 to 11 years of age (i.e. 5 to less than 12 years of age) - after boosterdose
A booster dose of Comirnaty was given to 401 randomly selected participants in Study 3.
Effectiveness of a booster dose in ages 5 to 11 is inferred by immunogenicity. The immunogenicity ofthis was assessed through NT50 against the reference strain of SARS-CoV-2 (USA_WA1/2020).
Analyses of NT50 1 month after the booster dose compared to before the booster dose demonstrated asubstantial increase in GMTs in individuals 5 to 11 years of age who had no serological or virologicalevidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 1 month after the dose 2 and the booster dose. Thisanalysis is summarised in Table 13.
Table 13. Summary of geometric mean titres - NT50 - participants without evidence ofinfection - phase 2/3 - immunogenicity set - 5 to 11 years of age - evaluableimmunogenicity population
Sampling time pointa1 month after booster1 month after booster 1 month after dose 2 dose/dose (nb=67) (nb=96) 1 month after dose 2
GMTc GMTc GMRd
Assay (95% CIc) (95% CIc) (95% CId)
SARS-CoV-2neutralisationassay - NT50 2 720.9 1 253.9 2.17(titre) (2 280.1, 3 247.0) (1 116.0, 1 408.9) (1.76, 2.68)
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMR = geometric mean ratio; GMT = geometric mean titre;
LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation; NT50 = 50% neutralising titre; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratorysyndrome coronavirus 2.
a. Protocol-specified timing for blood sample collection.
b. n = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at the givendose/sampling time point.
c. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
d. GMRs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean difference of the logarithms of thetitres (1-Month Post-Booster Dose minus 1-Month Post-Dose 2) and the corresponding CI (based on the
Student t distribution).
Immunogenicity of a booster dose following primary vaccination with another authorised COVID-19vaccine
Effectiveness of a Comirnaty booster dose (30 mcg) in individuals who completed primaryvaccination with another authorised COVID-19 vaccine (heterologous booster dose) is inferred fromimmunogenicity data from an independent National Institutes of Health (NIH) study phase 1/2open-label clinical trial (NCT04889209) conducted in the United States. In this study, adults (range 19to 80 years of age) who had completed primary vaccination with Moderna 100 mcg 2-dose series(N = 51, mean age 54±17), Janssen single dose (N = 53, mean age 48±14), or Comirnaty 30 mcg2-dose series (N = 50, mean age 50±18) at least 12 weeks prior to enrolment and who reported nohistory of SARS-CoV-2 infection received a booster dose of Comirnaty (30 mcg). The boost with
Comirnaty induced a 36, 12, and 20 GMR-fold rise in neutralising titres following the Janssen,
Moderna, and Comirnaty primary doses, respectively.
Heterologous boosting with Comirnaty was also evaluated in the CoV-BOOST study(EudraCT 2021-002175-19), a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial of third dose boostervaccination against COVID-19, in which 107 adult participants (median age 71 years of age,interquartile range 54 to 77 years of age) were randomised at least 70 days post 2 doses of
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine. After the AstraZeneca COVID‑19 Vaccine primary series,pseudovirus (wild-type), neutralising antibody NT50 GMR-fold change increased 21.6-fold withheterologous Comirnaty booster (n = 95).
Immunogenicity in participants > 55 years of age - after a booster dose (fourth dose) of Comirnaty(30 mcg)
In an interim analysis of a subset from Study 4 (Substudy E), 305 participants > 55 years of age whohad completed a series of 3 doses of Comirnaty received Comirnaty (30 mcg) as a booster dose (fourthdose) 5 to 12 months after receiving Dose 3. For the Immunogenicity subset data see Table 8.
Immunogenicity in participants 18 to ≤ 55 years of age - after a booster dose (fourth dose) of
Comirnaty (30 mcg)
In Substudy D [a subset from Study 2 (Phase 3) and Study 4 (Phase 3)], 325 participants 18 to≤ 55 years of age who had completed 3 doses of Comirnaty received Comirnaty (30 mcg) as a boosterdose (fourth dose) 90 to 180 days after receiving Dose 3. For the Immunogenicity subset data see
Table 14.
Table 14. Summary of immunogenicity data from participants in C4591031 Substudy D(cohort 2 full expanded set) and Substudy E (expanded cohort immunogenicitysubset) who received Comirnaty 30 mcg as booster (fourth dose) - participantswithout evidence of infection up to 1 month after booster dose - evaluableimmunogenicity population
Dose/ Substudy D Substudy Esampling time (18 to ≤ 55 years of age) (> 55 years of age)pointa Comirnaty 30 mcg Comirnaty 30 mcg
GMT GMT
GMT Nb (95% CId) Nb (95% CId)
SARS-CoV-2 315.0 67.5neutralization assay - 1/Prevax 226 (269.0, 368.9) 167 (52.9, 86.3)
Omicron BA.1 - NT50 1 063.2 455.8(titre) 1/1 Month 228 (935.8, 1 207.9) 163 (365.9, 567.6)
SARS-CoV-2 3 999.0 1 389.1neutralization assay - 1/Prevax 226 (3 529.5, 4 531.0) 179 (1 142.1, 1 689.5)reference strain - NT50 12 009.9 5 998.1(titre) 1/1 Month 227 (10 744.3, 13 424.6) 182 (5 223.6, 6 887.4)
Seroresponse rate at ne (%) ne (%)1 month post-Dose 4 Nc (95% CIf) Nc (95% CIf)
SARS-CoV-2neutralization assay -
Omicron BA.1 - NT50 91 (40.3%) 85 (57.0%)(titre) 1/1 Month 226 (33.8, 47.0) 149 (48.7, 65.1)
SARS-CoV-2neutralization assay -reference strain - NT50 76 (33.8%) 88 (49.2%)(titre) 1/1 Month 225 (27.6, 40.4) 179 (41.6, 56.7)
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GMT = geometric mean titre; LLOQ = lower limit of quantitation;
N-binding = SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein-binding; NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test; NT50 = 50%neutralising titre; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Note: Median time from Dose 3 to Dose 4 of Comirnaty 30 mcg is 4.0 months for Substudy D Cohort 2 and6.3 months for Substudy E expanded cohort.
Note: Substudy D Full Expanded Set = Cohort 2 excluding the sentinel group; Substudy E Immunogenicity
Subset = a random sample of 230 participants in each vaccine group selected from the expanded cohort.
Note: Participants who had no serological or virological evidence (prior to the 1-month post-study vaccinationblood sample collection) of past SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e. N-binding antibody [serum] result negative at thestudy vaccination and the 1-month post-study vaccination visits, negative NAAT [nasal swab] result at the studyvaccination visit, and any unscheduled visit prior to the 1-month post-study vaccination blood sample collection)and had no medical history of COVID-19 were included in the analysis.
Note: Seroresponse is defined as achieving ≥ 4-fold rise from baseline (before the study vaccination). If thebaseline measurement is below the LLOQ, the post-vaccination measure of ≥ 4 × LLOQ is considered aseroresponse.
a. Protocol-specified timing for blood sample collection.
b. N = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at the givensampling time point.
c. N = Number of participants with valid and determinate assay results for the specified assay at both thepre-vaccination time point and the given sampling time point.
d. GMTs and 2-sided 95% CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the titres and thecorresponding CIs (based on the Student t distribution). Assay results below the LLOQ were set to0.5 × LLOQ.
e. n = Number of participants with seroresponse for the given assay at the given sampling time point.
f. Exact 2-sided CI, based on the Clopper and Pearson method.
Immunogenicity in pregnant participants and infants born to pregnant participants - after 2 doseswith Comirnaty
Study 9 was a Phase 2/3 multinational, placebo-controlled, observer-blind study that enrolled pregnantparticipants 18 years of age and older to receive 2 doses of Comirnaty (n = 173) or placebo (n = 173).
Pregnant participants received Dose 1 of Comirnaty at 24 to 34 weeks gestation and the majority(90.2%) received the second dose 19 to 23 days after Dose 1.
Descriptive immunogenicity analysis was performed in pregnant participants receiving Comirnaty in
Study 9 compared to a comparator subset of nonpregnant participants from Study 2 evaluating theratio of the neutralising GMT (GMR) 1 month after Dose 2. The evaluable immunogenicity populationwho received Comirnaty in the pregnant participants group in Study 9 (n = 111) and in nonpregnantparticipants in Study 2 (n = 114) had a median age of 30 years (range 18 to 44 years of age) andcomprised of 37.8% vs 3.5% with a positive baseline SARS-CoV-2 status, respectively.
Among participants without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 1 month after Dose 2, theobserved SARS-CoV-2 50% neutralizing GMT 1 month after Dose 2 was lower in the pregnantparticipants (Study 9) when compared to nonpregnant female participants (Study 2) (the ratio of the
GMT [GMR] was 0.67 (95% CI: 0.50, 0.90).
Among participants with or without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 1 month after
Dose 2, the model-adjusted GMT 1 month after Dose 2 was similar in the pregnant participants whencompared to nonpregnant female participants (the model-adjusted ratio of the GMT [GMR] was 0.95(95% CI: 0.69, 1.30). The model-adjusted GMT and GMR were calculated based on a regressionmodel adjusting for age and baseline neutralizing titres.
Immunogenicity in immunocompromised participants (adults and children)
Study 10 is a Phase 2b, open-label study (n = 124) that enrolled immunocompromised participants 2 to< 18 years of age receiving immunomodulator therapy or who have undergone solid organ transplant(within the previous 3 months) and are on immunosuppression or who have undergone bone marrowor stem cell transplant at least 6 months prior to enrolment and in immunocompromised participants18 years of age and older treated for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or chronic lymphocyticleukaemia (CLL), receiving haemodialysis for secondary to end-stage renal disease, or receivingimmunomodulator therapy for an autoimmune inflammatory disorder. Participants received4 age-appropriate doses of Comirnaty (3 mcg, 10 mcg, or 30 mcg); the first 2 doses separated by21 days, with the third dose occurring 28 days after the second dose, followed by a fourth dose, 3 to6 months after Dose 3.
Analysis of immunogenicity data at 1 month after Dose 3 (26 participants 2 to < 5 years of age,56 participants 5 to < 12 years of age, 11 participants 12 to < 18 years of age, and 4 participants≥ 18 years of age) and 1 month after Dose 4 (16 participants 2 to < 5 years of age, 31 participants 5 to< 12 years of age, 6 participants 12 to < 18 years of age, and 4 participants ≥ 18 years of age) in theevaluable immunogenicity population without evidence of prior infection demonstrated avaccine-elicited immune response. GMTs were observed to be substantially higher at 1 month after
Dose 3 and further increased at 1 month after Dose 4 and remained high at 6 months after Dose 4compared to levels observed before study vaccination across age groups and disease subsets.
Paediatric populationThe European Medicines Agency has deferred the obligation to submit the results of studies with
Comirnaty in the paediatric population in prevention of COVID-19 (see section 4.2 for information onpaediatric use).