Distinguishing the Vaccine Effectiveness of Inactivated BBIBP-CorV Vaccine Booster Against the Susceptibility, Infectiousness, and Transmission of Omicron Stains: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Urumqi, China

Ting Zeng, Kailu Wang, Zihao Guo, Shengzhi Sun, Ziyu Zhai, Yaoqin Lu, Zhidong Teng, Daihai He, Kai Wang, Maozai Tian, Shi Zhao

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Abstract

Introduction: With COVID-19 vaccination rolled out globally, increasing numbers of studies have shown that booster vaccines can enhance an individual’s protection against the infection, hospitalization, and death caused by SARS-CoV-2. This study evaluated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine BBIBP-CorV booster against being infected (susceptibility), infecting others (infectiousness), and spreading the disease from one to another (transmission). Methods: This retrospective cohort study investigated the close contacts of all officially ascertained COVID-19 confirmed cases in Urumqi, China between August 1 and September 7, 2022. Eligible records were divided into four subcohorts based on the vaccination status of both the close contact and their source case: group 2-2, 2-dose contacts seeded by 2-dose source case (as the reference level); group 2-3, 3-dose contacts seeded by 2-dose source case; group 3-2, 2-dose contacts seeded by 3-dose source case; and group 3-3, 3-dose contacts seeded by 3-dose source case. In the four subcohorts, multivariate logistic regression models were used to examine the vaccine effectiveness (VE) for the BBIBP-CorV booster dose. We adjusted for potential confounding variables, including the sex and age of source cases and close contacts, the calendar week of contact history and contact settings. We evaluated the statistical uncertainty using a 95% confidence interval (CI). In addition, we conducted subgroup analyses to evaluate VE by sex. Results: The sample sizes of groups 2-2, 2-3, 3-2, and 3-3 were 1184, 3773, 4723, and 27,136 individuals, respectively. Overall VE against susceptibility (group 2-3 vs 2-2) was 42.1% (95% CI 10.6, 62.5), VE against infectiousness (group 3-2 vs 2-2) was 62.0% (95% CI 37.2, 77.0), and VE against transmission (group 3-3 vs 2-2) was 83.7% (95% CI 75.1, 89.4). In the sex-stratified subgroups, male close contacts showed similar VE compared to the overall. However, among female close contacts, while the booster dose improved VE against infectiousness and VE against susceptibility, the VEs were not significantly different from zero. Conclusion: BBIBP-CorV vaccine booster was associated with mild to moderate levels of protection against Omicron susceptibility, infectiousness, and transmission. Real-world assessment of protective performance of COVID-19 vaccines against the risk of Omicron strains is continuously needed, and may provide information that helps vaccination strategy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2405-2416
Number of pages12
JournalInfectious Diseases and Therapy
Volume12
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • Cohort study
  • Contact tracing
  • COVID-19
  • Vaccine effectiveness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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