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Recombinant Beta variant covid-19 vaccine with adjuvant (Vidprevtyn Beta°), as a booster

 COVID-19  The recombinant Beta variant covid-19 vaccine with AS03 adjuvant was authorised in the European Union in mid-November 2022, for use only as a booster in adults who have already received an mRNA or viral-vector vaccine.
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The marketing authorisation for recombinant Beta variant covid-19 vaccine with AS03 adjuvant is not based on a comparative trial designed to evaluate its efficacy using clinical endpoints.

The immune response against Sars-CoV-2 after a booster dose of recombinant Beta variant covid-19 vaccine with AS03 adjuvant was mainly evaluated in 785 adults who took part in two immunogenicity studies and who had already received primary covid-19 vaccination, in most cases with an mRNA vaccine, 3 to 10 months previously.

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Source: "Recombinant Beta variant covid-19 vaccine with adjuvant (Vidprevtyn Beta°), as a booster" Prescrire International 2023; 32 (249): 149-150. Subscribers only.

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