@article{99c139eecb2a4eff9017820bded5707f,
title = "Risk of COVID-19 after natural infection or vaccination",
abstract = "Background: While vaccines have established utility against COVID-19, phase 3 efficacy studies have generally not comprehensively evaluated protection provided by previous infection or hybrid immunity (previous infection plus vaccination). Individual patient data from US government-supported harmonized vaccine trials provide an unprecedented sample population to address this issue. We characterized the protective efficacy of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against COVID-19 early in the pandemic over three-to six-month follow-up and compared with vaccine-associated protection. Methods: In this post-hoc cross-protocol analysis of the Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Novavax COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, we allocated participants into four groups based on previous-infection status at enrolment and treatment: no previous infection/placebo; previous infection/placebo; no previous infection/vaccine; and previous infection/vaccine. The main outcome was RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 >7–15 days (per original protocols) after final study injection. We calculated crude and adjusted efficacy measures. Findings: Previous infection/placebo participants had a 92% decreased risk of future COVID-19 compared to no previous infection/placebo participants (overall hazard ratio [HR] ratio: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.05–0.13). Among single-dose Janssen participants, hybrid immunity conferred greater protection than vaccine alone (HR: 0.03; 95% CI: 0.01–0.10). Too few infections were observed to draw statistical inferences comparing hybrid immunity to vaccine alone for other trials. Vaccination, previous infection, and hybrid immunity all provided near-complete protection against severe disease. Interpretation: Previous infection, any hybrid immunity, and two-dose vaccination all provided substantial protection against symptomatic and severe COVID-19 through the early Delta period. Thus, as a surrogate for natural infection, vaccination remains the safest approach to protection. Funding: National Institutes of Health.",
author = "{the NIAID-funded COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN)} and Rick, {Anne Marie} and Laurens, {Matthew B.} and Ying Huang and Chenchen Yu and Martin, {Thomas C.S.} and Rodriguez, {Carina A.} and Rostad, {Christina A.} and Maboa, {Rebone M.} and Baden, {Lindsey R.} and {El Sahly}, {Hana M.} and Beatriz Grinsztejn and Gray, {Glenda E.} and Gay, {Cynthia L.} and Gilbert, {Peter B.} and Janes, {Holly E.} and Kublin, {James G.} and Yunda Huang and Brett Leav and Ian Hirsch and Frank Struyf and Dunkle, {Lisa M.} and Neuzil, {Kathleen M.} and Lawrence Corey and Goepfert, {Paul A.} and Walsh, {Stephen R.} and Dean Follmann and Kotloff, {Karen L.} and Atoya Adams and Eric Miller and Rankin, {Bruce G.} and Steven Shinn and Marshall Nash and Green, {Sinikka L.} and Colleen Jacobsen and Jayasree Krishnankutty and Sikhongi Phungwayo and Glover, {Richard M.} and Stacy Slechta and Troy Holdeman and Robyn Hartvickson and Amber Grant and Poling, {Terry L.} and Klein, {Terry D.} and Klein, {Thomas C.} and Klein, {Tracy R.} and Smith, {William B.} and Gibson, {Richard L.} and Jennifer Winbigler and Elizabeth Parker and Justman, {Jessica E.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 The Authors",
year = "2023",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104799",
language = "English",
volume = "96",
journal = "eBioMedicine",
issn = "2352-3964",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}