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Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study): results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study.
Bekker, Linda-Gail; Garrett, Nigel; Goga, Ameena; Fairall, Lara; Reddy, Tarylee; Yende-Zuma, Nonhlanhla; Kassanjee, Reshma; Collie, Shirley; Sanne, Ian; Boulle, Andrew; Seocharan, Ishen; Engelbrecht, Imke; Davies, Mary-Ann; Champion, Jared; Chen, Tommy; Bennett, Sarah; Mametja, Selaelo; Semenya, Mabatlo; Moultrie, Harry; de Oliveira, Tulio; Lessells, Richard John; Cohen, Cheryl; Jassat, Waasila; Groome, Michelle; Von Gottberg, Anne; Le Roux, Engelbert; Khuto, Kentse; Barouch, Dan; Mahomed, Hassan; Wolmarans, Milani; Rousseau, Petro; Bradshaw, Debbie; Mulder, Michelle; Opie, Jessica; Louw, Vernon; Jacobson, Barry; Rowji, Pradeep; Peter, Jonny G; Takalani, Azwi; Odhiambo, Jackline; Mayat, Fatima; Takuva, Simbarashe; Corey, Lawrence; Gray, Glenda E.
  • Bekker LG; The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Cape Town, South Africa; University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Garrett N; Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Goga A; HIV Prevention Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Fairall L; The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Cape Town, South Africa; King's Global Health Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
  • Reddy T; Biostatistics Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa.
  • Yende-Zuma N; Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Kassanjee R; Centre of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Collie S; Discovery Health, Sandton, South Africa.
  • Sanne I; Clinical HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Witwatersrand, South Africa; Right to Care, Houghton South Africa.
  • Boulle A; Centre of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa; Western Cape Government Health, Cape Town, South Africa; Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Seocharan I; Biostatistics Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa.
  • Engelbrecht I; Right to Care, Centurion, South Africa.
  • Davies MA; Centre of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa; Western Cape Government: Health Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Champion J; Discovery Health, Sandton, South Africa.
  • Chen T; Discovery Health, Sandton, South Africa.
  • Bennett S; Medscheme, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Mametja S; Government Employees Medical Scheme, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Semenya M; Government Employees Medical Scheme, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Moultrie H; Centre for Tuberculosis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • de Oliveira T; KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Lessells RJ; KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Cohen C; School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Witwatersrand, South Africa; Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Jassat W; National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, South Africa.
  • Groome M; School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Witwatersrand, South Africa; Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Von Gottberg A; Department of Pathology, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Witwatersrand, South Africa; Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Joh
  • Le Roux E; Hutchinson Center Research Institute of South Africa (HCRISA), Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa.
  • Khuto K; Hutchinson Center Research Institute of South Africa (HCRISA), Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa.
  • Barouch D; Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Mahomed H; Metro Health Services, Western Cape Government Health, Cape Town, South Africa; Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Wolmarans M; National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Rousseau P; National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Bradshaw D; South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa.
  • Mulder M; South Africa Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Opie J; University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Louw V; Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa; Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Jacobson B; Faculty of Health Sciences, and Allergy and Immunology Unit, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Rowji P; Neurology Association of South Africa, The Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Peter JG; Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Takalani A; Hutchinson Center Research Institute of South Africa (HCRISA), Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa.
  • Odhiambo J; Hutchinson Center Research Institute of South Africa (HCRISA), Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa.
  • Mayat F; Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Witwatersrand, South Africa.
  • Takuva S; School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Corey L; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Gray GE; South Africa Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: glenda.gray@mrc.ac.za.
Lancet ; 399(10330): 1141-1153, 2022 03 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1747473
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in health-care workers in South Africa during two waves of the South African COVID-19 epidemic.

METHODS:

In the single-arm, open-label, phase 3B implementation Sisonke study, health-care workers aged 18 years and older were invited for vaccination at one of 122 vaccination sites nationally. Participants received a single dose of 5 × 1010 viral particles of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine. Vaccinated participants were linked with their person-level data from one of two national medical insurance schemes (scheme A and scheme B) and matched for COVID-19 risk with an unvaccinated member of the general population. The primary outcome was vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19, defined as COVID-19-related admission to hospital, hospitalisation requiring critical or intensive care, or death, in health-care workers compared with the general population, ascertained 28 days or more after vaccination or matching, up to data cutoff. This study is registered with the South African National Clinical Trial Registry, DOH-27-022021-6844, ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04838795, and the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, PACTR202102855526180, and is closed to accrual.

FINDINGS:

Between Feb 17 and May 17, 2021, 477 102 health-care workers were enrolled and vaccinated, of whom 357 401 (74·9%) were female and 119 701 (25·1%) were male, with a median age of 42·0 years (33·0-51·0). 215 813 vaccinated individuals were matched with 215 813 unvaccinated individuals. As of data cutoff (July 17, 2021), vaccine effectiveness derived from the total matched cohort was 83% (95% CI 75-89) to prevent COVID-19-related deaths, 75% (69-82) to prevent COVID-19-related hospital admissions requiring critical or intensive care, and 67% (62-71) to prevent COVID-19-related hospitalisations. The vaccine effectiveness for all three outcomes were consistent across scheme A and scheme B. The vaccine effectiveness was maintained in older health-care workers and those with comorbidities including HIV infection. During the course of the study, the beta (B.1.351) and then the delta (B.1.617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variants of concerns were dominant, and vaccine effectiveness remained consistent (for scheme A plus B vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-related hospital admission during beta wave was 62% [95% CI 42-76] and during delta wave was 67% [62-71], and vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-related death during beta wave was 86% [57-100] and during delta wave was 82% [74-89]).

INTERPRETATION:

The single-dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine shows effectiveness against severe COVID-19 disease and COVID-19-related death after vaccination, and against both beta and delta variants, providing real-world evidence for its use globally.

FUNDING:

National Treasury of South Africa, the National Department of Health, Solidarity Response Fund NPC, The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The Elma Vaccines and Immunization Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vaccines / HIV Infections / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines / Variants Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Lancet Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0140-6736(22)00007-1

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vaccines / HIV Infections / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines / Variants Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Lancet Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0140-6736(22)00007-1