Journal
VACCINE
Volume 39, Issue 20, Pages 2791-2799Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.02.007
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; mRNA-1273; Phase 2; Vaccine; Safety; Immunogenicity
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Funding
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority [75A50120C00034]
- Moderna, Inc.
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The study evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in healthy adults, showing significant immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 with acceptable safety profile. This vaccine induced higher antibody levels at a 100 mg dose, confirming its immunogenicity and safety for use in a 2-dose regimen.
Background: Vaccines are urgently needed to prevent the global spread of severe acute respiratory syn-drome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We assessed the safety and immunogenicity of vaccine candidate mRNA-1273, encoding the prefusion-stabilized spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Methods: This phase 2, randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at 8 sites in the USA, in healthy adults aged >18 years with no known history or risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and had not previously received an investigational CoV vaccine or treatment. Participants were stratified into two age cohorts (>18-<55 and >55) and were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to either 50 or 100 mg of mRNA-1273, or placebo administered as two intramuscular injections 28 days apart. The primary outcomes were safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity assessed by anti-SARS-CoV-2-spike binding antibody level (bAb). Secondary outcome was immunogenicity assessed by SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody (nAb) response. Results: Between 29 May and 8 July 2020, 600 participants were randomized, 300 per age cohort. The most common solicited adverse reactions were pain at injection site, headache, and fatigue following each vaccination in both age cohorts. One serious adverse event deemed unrelated by the site investiga-tor occurred 33 days post-vaccination one. mRNA-1273 induced bAb and nAb by 28 days post-vaccination one that were higher at the 100 mg dose relative to the 50 mg dose; this difference was less apparent post-vaccination two. Binding antibodies and nAb increased substantially by 14 days following the second vaccination (day 43) to levels exceeding those of convalescent sera and remained elevated through day 57. Conclusions: Vaccination with mRNA-1273 resulted in significant immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in participants 18 years and older, with an acceptable safety profile, confirming the safety and immuno-genicity of 50 and 100 mg mRNA-1273 given as a 2 dose-regimen. ClinicalTrials.gov; NCT04405076. (c) 2021 Moderna Therapeutics. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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