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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 Dec 20;228(12):1662-1666.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad323.

Immunogenicity of a 2-Dose Regimen of Moderna mRNA Beta/Omicron BA.1 Bivalent Variant Vaccine Boost in a Randomized Clinical Trial

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Immunogenicity of a 2-Dose Regimen of Moderna mRNA Beta/Omicron BA.1 Bivalent Variant Vaccine Boost in a Randomized Clinical Trial

Nadine G Rouphael et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We compared the serologic responses of 1 dose versus 2 doses of a variant vaccine (Moderna mRNA-1273 Beta/Omicron BA.1 bivalent vaccine) in adults. A 2-dose boosting regimen with a variant vaccine did not increase the magnitude or the durability of the serological responses compared to a single variant vaccine boost.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; vaccine; variant.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. A. R. B. has received research support from NIH-NIAID, grants from Pfizer, Cyanvac, Moderna, Vaccine.co and Merck as well as consulting fees from Janssen and GSK. She serves as DSMB member for NIH, IDSA Public Health Committee. Honoraria as a speaker from Virology Education. L. R. B. has received grants from Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation, NIH/Harvard Medical School through institution. Serves as member of DSMB for NIH and AMDAC for FDA. Dr Baden is involved in HIV and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine clinical trials conducted in collaboration with the NIH, HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), Covid Vaccine Prevention Network (CoVPN), International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), Crucell/Janssen, Moderna, Military HIV Research Program (MHRP), the Gates Foundation, and Harvard Medical School. D. J. D. has received a contract from Leidos Biomedical/NIH research to conduct the clinical trial through institution. A. R. F. has received grants from Janssen, Pfizer, Merck, BioFire Diagnostics, Moderna, Vaccine company and CyanVac through institution. Consultant fees from Arrow Pharmaceutical, ADMA biologics, GSK, and honoraria as a speaker from Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline. Serves as DSMB advisory boards for Novavax and received travel/meeting support from GlaxoSmithKline. S. E. F. has received funding from Leidos to Saint Louis University to conduct Protocol DMID 22-0004. Funding was also received to conduct the Moderna and Janssen trials phase 3 SARS-CoV-2 trials. Serves as DSMB for HVTN Safety Monitoring Board. D. N. F. has as a contract from CDC and is the site PI for DN Fusco study of COVID in Special Populations. D. N. F. served on an HBV Advisory board for Gilead related to hepatitis C & B viruses and Axcella related to Long COVID. P. A. G. has received funding from NIH. PAG has a patent for COVID-19 monoclonal not developed clinically and received consulting fees from International AIDS Society as speaker. L. C. I. has received support from NIH, Moderna, Pfizer, and Sanofi. L. C. I. has also received grants from GSK, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Corp, CDC, Novavax, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates, and NIH/NLM/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities as well as consulting fees from Moderna. L. C. I. has received honoraria as a speaker from American Academy of Pediatrics, Rockefeller University, Moderna, CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics- Georgia Chapter. L. C. I. Serves on Data Safety Monitoring for NIH-Phase 2 Vaccine Trial for Monkeypox, Moderna Scientific Advisory Board- North America, and CoVID-19 Task Force, Georgia. L. C. I. has a leadership role Break the Cycle of Health Disparities Inc, the Center for Spatial Analytics of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (Executive Board for Section on Infectious Diseases). L. C. I. has received travel/meeting support from the American Academy of Pediatrics and Moderna. L. A. J. has received funding from NIH for support for this study, funding from Pfizer to support a clinical trial and contract funding for research support from the CDC and the NIH, all through institution. L. A. J. also reports unpaid participation on Data Safety Monitoring Boards for NIH funded clinical trials. S. K. has received research grants from NIH, Pfizer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meisa, Emergent BioSolutions. S. K. also received support from American Academy of Pediatrics as speaker. A. C. K. has received research support from COVID-19 Adaptive Variance Immunologic Landscape Trial # 28C15000NYUPG266894. S. J. L. has received NIH grants through institution. Consulting fees from Hookipa Pharma. A. F. L. has received grants from Merck, Gilead and, GSK through institution as well as consulting fees from Vir Biotechnology. A. F. L. has also received travel support from Merck to attend a required investigator meeting, testing kits and supplies to support research study from Hologic, Cepheid and medication donated by Mayne Pharma to support research study. M. M. has received funding from Emmes through NIH contract # HHSN272201500002C. L. J. M. has received funding from Emmes through NIH contract # HHSN272201500002C. D. C. M. has received funding from NIH/75N93019C00050-21A: CIVICS A- Option 21A-DMID Trials of COVID-19 Vaccines. J. M. has received funding from Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, contract # 75N93021C00012. A. N. has received support from NIH-NIAID, CEIRR (Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response) and Gates Cambridge Trust as well as grants from NIH-NIAID R01. R. M. N. has received grants from NIAID-DMID and travel/meeting support from Moderna. C. M. P. has received funding from NIAID UM1AI148684. R. M. P. has received funding from NIH DMID COVAIL as well as grants from Janssen, Moderna and NIH through institution. N. G. R. has received research grants from NIH, Pfizer, Merck, Sanofi, Quidel, Immorna, Vaccine Company and Lilly through her institution, consulting fees from Krog, honoraria as speaker for Virology education, and travel support from Sanofi and Moderna. N. G. R. serves as DSMB on safety committees for ICON, Micron and EMMES and is a member of the Moderna, Sanofi, Seqirus and Pfizer selected Advisory boards. Plays leadership advisory role for ARLG, TMRC, CDC-Pertussis challenge, Clinical Infectious Diseases. Equipment supports from Georgia Research Alliance. D. J. S. has received support from NIH-NIAID CEIRR, grants from NIH-NIAID R01, and travel support from NIH-NIAID CEIRR for NIH-related meetings. K. T. has received funding from Emmes through NIH contract # HHSN272201500002C. E. B. W. has received funding from Leidos Biomedical Research AGREEMENT NO. 22CTA-DM0009 as well as grants from Pfizer, Moderna, Sequiris, Clinetic, and Najit Technologies, with payments made to institution. E. B. W. has also received honoraria as a speaker from College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, consulting fees from Iliad Biotechnologies, and travel/meeting support from the American Academy of Pediatrics. E. B. W. serves as member of Vaxcyte Scientific Advisory board. P. L. W. has received subcontract funding from NIH for this study as well as NIH grant funding and contract funding from Pfizer through University of Iowa. P. L. W. has also received consulting fees from Pfizer and serves on DSMB advisory board for Emmes Corporation, Blue Lake. M. B. has received research grants from Leidos Biomedical Research and Pfizer through institution. J. A. W. has received funding from NIH-DMID 75N91019D00024. R. L. A., T. M. B., S. M. M., M. K. M., J. H. B., S. C., C. L., P. C. R., R. R. authors report no potential conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Pseudovirus neutralization serum inhibitory dilutions required for 50% neutralization (ID50) titers by timepoint (baseline and days 15, 29, 91, and 181 for the 1-dose arm and days 15, 29, 57 [prior to receipt of the second dose], 85 [28 days after the second dose], 147 [90 days after the second dose], and 237 [180 days after the second dose] for the 2-dose arm) and variants (D614G, Omicron BA.1 [B.1.1.529], BA.4/BA.5, Beta [B.1.351], and Delta [B.1.617.2]) before and after vaccination with 1 dose of 50 μg of Moderna mRNA-1273 Beta/Omicron BA.1 (A) or 2 doses (given 56 days apart) of 50 μg Moderna mRNA-1273 Beta/Omicron BA.1 (B) in participants previously uninfected at baseline. Boxes with horizontal bars denote interquartile range and median ID50, respectively. Whisker denotes 95% confidence interval. Abbreviations: GMFD, geometric mean fold decrease from baseline; GMFR, geometric mean fold rise from baseline; GMR, geometric mean ratio (relative to D614G); GMT, geometric mean titer; ID50, serum inhibitory dilution required for 50% neutralization; LLOD, lower limit of detection of the assay.

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