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Table 2 Estimated comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 infection

From: Comparative effectiveness of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccines against COVID-19

Population

Number

No. of Events

Mean follow up, months

Incidence ratea, per 1000 person-months

Rate differencea (95%CI),

per 1000 person-months

Hazard ratioa (95%CI)

BNT162b2

ChAdOx1

BNT162b2

ChAdOx1

BNT162b2

ChAdOx1

BNT162b2

ChAdOx1

Overall

536,371

774,704

20,070

31,611

6.65

7.33

3.65

5.25

-1.60 (-1.76, -1.43)

0.69 (0.68, 0.71)

Sex

 Male

252,646

384,903

8,582

14,666

6.34

7.25

3.42

4.85

-1.44 (-1.67, -1.20)

0.70 (0.68, 0.73)

 Female

283,725

389,801

11,488

16,945

6.93

7.40

3.85

5.59

-1.74 (-1.98, -1.50)

0.68 (0.66, 0.71)

Age

 Age>=65

132,624

235,594

2,482

4,886

8.49

8.36

2.17

2.72

-0.55 (-0.74, -0.36)

0.79 (0.75, 0.84)

 Age<65

403,747

539,110

17,588

26,725

6.07

6.89

5.15

7.62

-2.47 (-2.76, -2.19)

0.67 (0.65, 0.70)

Study period

 Alpha-variant predominance

356,679

739,203

1,252

1,227

2.61

2.24

0.84

0.94

-0.10 (-0.23, 0.04)

0.89 (0.80, 1.00)

 Delta-variant predominance

179,692

35,501

8,413

1,996

4.31

4.86

8.02

11.99

-3.96 (-5.02, -2.90)

0.67 (0.62, 0.72)

Including prior infected population

561,140

803,200

20,398

32,007

6.63

7.32

3.65

5.28

-1.62 (-1.79, -1.47)

0.69 (0.67, 0.71)

Received two doses

491,591

730,363

12,229

28,196

6.96

7.58

3.01

4.59

-1.58 (-1.73, -1.42)

0.65 (0.64, 0.67)

Received one dose

29,701

21,870

2,138

905

4.26

5.13

9.07

8.91

0.16 (-1.31, 1.64)

1.01 (0.91, 1.14)

  1. No Number, CI Confidence interval
  2. aEstimates were time-stratified overlap weighted of propensity score