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ArticleVaccines2026

A Study to Investigate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Monovalent Omicron LP.8.1-Adapted BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in Adults ≥ 65 Years of Age and High-Risk Adults 18-64 Years of Age (Preliminary Results).

Rucha Dadhe, Juleen Gayed, Muneeb Iqbal, Rohit Solan, Han Wu, Hua Ma, Xia Xu, Federico J Mensa, Todd Belanger, David Cooper and 8 more

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Article in Vaccines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07069309 (A PHASE 3 PROTOCOL TO INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF BNT162B2 RNA-BASED VARIANT-ADAPTED VACCINE CANDIDATE), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A phase 3 protocol to investigate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of bnt162b2 rna-based variant-adapted vaccine candidate(s) against sars-cov-2 in participants 12 through 64 years of age considered at higher risk of severe covid-19, and participants ≥65 years of age

TypeinterventionalSponsorBioNTech SERan2025 to 2026Enrolled774ConditionsCOVID-19, SARS-COV-2 InfectionArmsBNT162b2 (2025/2026 recommended SARS-CoV-2 strain)
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18 authors.

Rucha DadhePfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Ltd., Marlow SL7 1YL, UK.
Juleen GayedPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Ltd., Marlow SL7 1YL, UK.
Muneeb IqbalPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Ltd., Marlow SL7 1YL, UK.
Rohit SolanPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Ltd., Marlow SL7 1YL, UK.
Han WuPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
Hua MaPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2403-1376
Xia XuPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
Federico J MensaBioNTech US Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Todd BelangerPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3399-9979
David CooperPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
Robin MoggPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
Annaliesa S AndersonPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
Özlem TüreciBioNTech, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Uǧur ŞahinBioNTech, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Pirada Suphaphiphat AllenPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
Kayvon ModjarradPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
Alejandra GurtmanPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
Kelly LindertPfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4033-9853

Funding

Sponsored by BioNTech and funded by Pfizer and BioNTech Not applicable
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThis study evaluated the Omicron LP.8.1 variant-adapted BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (LP.8.1-adapted BNT162b2).

methodsThis analysis is part of an ongoing phase 3 open-label study evaluating the immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of LP.8.1-adapted BNT162b2. Reported here are descriptive 2-week post-vaccination results in 18-64 -year-olds at high risk of severe COVID-19 and in ≥65-year-olds who received the Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine ≥ 6 months previously. Primary immunogenicity endpoints included neutralizing antibody geometric mean titers (GMTs) against LP.8.1 and KP.2 at 2 weeks after vaccination and geometric mean fold rises from baseline to 2 weeks after vaccination. Results were compared with a historical control group of adults who received KP.2-adapted BNT162b2 in a previous study. Tolerability and safety were also assessed.

resultsOverall, 104 participants received LP.8.1-adapted BNT162b2 (18-64-year-olds,

conclusionsAfter 2 weeks of follow-up, and in a small sample size, LP.8.1-adapted BNT162b2 was immunogenic in ≥65-year-olds and ≥18-year-olds at high risk of severe COVID-19. The safety and tolerability profile for LP.8.1-adapted BNT162b2 was consistent with the current US prescribing information for BNT162b2 and that of other variant-adapted BNT162b2 vaccines (Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT07069309, registered 16 July 2025).

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BNT162b2COVID-19OmicronSARS-CoV-2vaccinevariant-adapted

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PMID42042826
PMCPMC13120441

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