Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy

Noa Dagan, Noam Barda, Tal Biron-Shental, Maya Makov-Assif, Calanit Key, Isaac S. Kohane, Miguel A. Hernán, Marc Lipsitch, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Ben Y. Reis, Ran D. Balicer

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Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine in pregnant women, we conducted an observational cohort study of pregnant women aged 16 years or older, with no history of SARS-CoV-2, who were vaccinated between 20 December 2020 and 3 June 2021. A total of 10,861 vaccinated pregnant women were matched to 10,861 unvaccinated pregnant controls using demographic and clinical characteristics. Study outcomes included documented infection with SARS-CoV-2, symptomatic COVID-19, COVID-19-related hospitalization, severe illness and death. Estimated vaccine effectiveness from 7 through to 56 d after the second dose was 96% (95% confidence interval 89–100%) for any documented infection, 97% (91–100%) for infections with documented symptoms and 89% (43–100%) for COVID-19-related hospitalization. Only one event of severe illness was observed in the unvaccinated group and no deaths were observed in either group. In summary, the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine was estimated to have high vaccine effectiveness in pregnant women, which is similar to the effectiveness estimated in the general population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1693-1695
Number of pages3
JournalNature Medicine
Volume27
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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