An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 - Preliminary Report
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An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 - Preliminary Report
Abstract
Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in late 2019 and spread globally, prompting an international effort to accelerate development of a vaccine. The candidate vaccine mRNA-1273 encodes the stabilized prefusion SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Methods: We conducted a phase 1, dose-escalation, open-label trial including 45 healthy adults, 18 to 55 years of age, who received two vaccinations, 28 days apart, with mRNA-1273 in a dose of 25 μg, 100 μg, or 250 μg. There were 15 participants in each dose group.
Results: After the first vaccination, antibody responses were higher with higher dose (day 29 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay anti-S-2P antibody geometric mean titer [GMT], 40,227 in the 25-μg group, 109,209 in the 100-μg group, and 213,526 in the 250-μg group). After the second vaccination, the titers increased (day 57 GMT, 299,751, 782,719, and 1,192,154, respectively). After the second vaccination, serum-neutralizing activity was detected by two methods in all participants evaluated, with values generally similar to those in the upper half of the distribution of a panel of control convalescent serum specimens. Solicited adverse events that occurred in more than half the participants included fatigue, chills, headache, myalgia, and pain at the injection site. Systemic adverse events were more common after the second vaccination, particularly with the highest dose, and three participants (21%) in the 250-μg dose group reported one or more severe adverse events.
Conclusions: The mRNA-1273 vaccine induced anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune responses in all participants, and no trial-limiting safety concerns were identified. These findings support further development of this vaccine. (Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and others; mRNA-1273 ClinicalTrials.gov number,NCT04283461).
Copyright © 2020 Massachusetts Medical Society.
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- The Covid-19 Vaccine-Development Multiverse.Heaton PM.Heaton PM.N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1986-1988. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2025111. Epub 2020 Jul 14.N Engl J Med. 2020.PMID:32663910Free PMC article.No abstract available.
- A SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine - Preliminary Report.Schachar RA, Schachar IH.Schachar RA, et al.N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 17;383(12):1190-1191. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2026616. Epub 2020 Aug 19.N Engl J Med. 2020.PMID:32813940No abstract available.
- A SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine - Preliminary Report.Schaefer JR, Sharkova Y, Nickolaus T.Schaefer JR, et al.N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 17;383(12):1191. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2026616. Epub 2020 Aug 19.N Engl J Med. 2020.PMID:32813941No abstract available.
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