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ArticleBMC public health2022

COVID-19 vaccines effectiveness against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 during Delta variant surge: a preliminary assessment from a case-control study in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Anton Barchuk, Anna Bulina, Mikhail Cherkashin, Natalia Berezina, Tatyana Rakova, Darya Kuplevatskaya, Oksana Stanevich, Dmitriy Skougarevskiy, Artemiy Okhotin

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Article in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04406038 (A Population-Based Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Saint Petersburg, Russia), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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NCT04406038 completednot on this map

A Population-Based Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Saint Petersburg, Russia: Longitudinal Cohort Study

TypeobservationalSponsorEuropean University at St. PetersburgRan2020 to 2023Enrolled1,038ConditionsCOVID19
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anton BarchukInstitute for Interdisciplinary Health Research, European University at St. Petersburg, Shpalernaya Ulitsa 1, 191187, St. Petersburg, Russia. abarchuk@eu.spb.ru.
Anna BulinaInstitute for Interdisciplinary Health Research, European University at St. Petersburg, Shpalernaya Ulitsa 1, 191187, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Mikhail CherkashinMedical Institute named after Berezin Sergey, Esenina Ulitsa 2-3a, 194354, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Natalia BerezinaMedical Institute named after Berezin Sergey, Esenina Ulitsa 2-3a, 194354, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Tatyana RakovaMedical Institute named after Berezin Sergey, Esenina Ulitsa 2-3a, 194354, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Darya KuplevatskayaMedical Institute named after Berezin Sergey, Esenina Ulitsa 2-3a, 194354, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Oksana StanevichInstitute for Interdisciplinary Health Research, European University at St. Petersburg, Shpalernaya Ulitsa 1, 191187, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dmitriy SkougarevskiyInstitute for Interdisciplinary Health Research, European University at St. Petersburg, Shpalernaya Ulitsa 1, 191187, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Artemiy OkhotinTarusa Hospital, Karla Libknekhta Ulitsa 16, 249100, Tarusa, Russia.
European University at Saint Petersburg · RU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies of mRNA and vector-based vaccines used in different countries report acceptable levels of effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by the Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2. No studies estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of Gam-COVID-Vac and other vaccines used in Russia against symptomatic infection with Delta variant. In this population-based case-control study, we aimed to estimate the effectiveness of the Russian COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 during the recent outbreak caused by the Delta VOC in October 2021 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

methodsCases were symptomatic patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test) referred to low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) triage in two outpatient centres between October 6 and 14, 2021 during the Delta variant outbreak. We recruited the controls during the representative survey of the seroprevalence study conducted during the same period in St. Petersburg using random digit dialling. In the primary analysis, we used logistic regression models to estimate the adjusted (age, sex, and history of confirmed COVID-19) VE against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a referral to triage centre for three vaccines used in Russia: Gam-COVID-Vac, EpiVacCorona, and CoviVac.

resultsWe included 1,254 cases and 2,747 controls recruited between the 6th and 14th of October in the final analysis. VE was 56% (95% CI: 48 to 63) for Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V), 49% (95% CI: 29 to 63) for 1-dose Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) or Sputnik Light, -58% (95% CI: -225 to 23) for EpiVacCorona and 40% (95% CI: 3 to 63) for CoviVac. Without adjustment for the history of confirmed COVID-19 VE for all vaccines was lower, except for one-dose Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik Light). The adjusted VE was slightly lower in women - 51% (95% CI: 39 to 60) than men - 65% (95% CI: 5 to 73).

conclusionsOur preliminary results show that in contrast to other Russian vaccines, Gam-COVID-Vac is effective against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by Delta VOC. Effectiveness is likely higher than the estimated 56% due to bias arising from high prevalence of the past COVID-19 in St. Petersburg.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2Seroepidemiologic StudiesVaccines, SyntheticCOVID-19 VaccinesEpiVacCorona vaccineRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticCase-control studyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Vaccine effectiveness

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