Comparative analysis of mRNA and inactivated COVID-19 vaccines: A study from Faisalabad district of Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pakistan has vaccinated over 122 million people. The two vaccines in widespread use are inactivated (BBIBP-CorV & Sinovac) and mRNA forms (BNT162b2 & mRNA-1273). The primary aim of this study was to compare these two forms of vaccines against unvaccinated individuals collectively and then to see which one is more efficacious.

Methods

Case-control study design was used to compare the efficacy of inactivated and mRNA vaccines against symptomatic infection, hospitalisations and mortality due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. We derived recovery time from illness for both vaccines. Furthermore, we also compared the vaccines against similar parameters (symptomatic disease, hospitalisations and mortality)

SUBMITTER: Ul Munamm SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557273 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature