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Trial reportHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of heterologous boosting with a novel chimera Chinese mRNA (RQ3013) SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: A randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial.

Xiao-Qiang Liu, Yang-Yang Qi, Tao Huang, Li-Li Huang, Ming-Xuan Zhao, Zhong-Fang Wang, Jun Dai, Yan-Xia Wang, Jing-Jing Chen, Xiao-Yun Yang and 23 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors.

Xiao-Qiang LiuImmunization Planning Unit, Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Yang-Yang QiShanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Tao HuangImmunization Planning Unit, Hunan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
Li-Li HuangImmunization Planning Unit, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ming-Xuan ZhaoClinical Research, First People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Zhong-Fang WangState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jun DaiInspection and Quarantine Branch, Guangzhou Customs Technical Center, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yan-Xia WangImmunization Planning Unit, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jing-Jing ChenRegistry and Medical Center, Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Xiao-Yun YangState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Hui-Lan FanRegistry and Medical Center, Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Xue-Mei YanRegistry and Medical Center, Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Jian-Chang HeClinical Research, First People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yan-Xiang ZouImmunization Planning Unit, Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Wei JiangDepartment of Statistics, Beijing Key Tech Statistical Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Fei ZhanImmunization Planning Unit, Hunan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
Si-Wen TaoRegistry and Medical Center, Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming, People's Republic of China.
De-Fang DaiImmunization Planning Unit, Hunan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
Feng ShiImmunization Planning Unit, Puer County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Puer, People's Republic of China.
Qiong-Na ZhangImmunization Planning Unit, Xiangyun County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, People's Republic of China.
Xiu-Liang YangImmunization Planning Unit, Luxi County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hmong Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Xiao-Zhong LiImmunization Planning Unit, Wuyang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Luohe, People's Republic of China.
Wei LiRegistry and Medical Center, Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Jing LuResearch and Development Center, Shanghai RNACure Biopharma Co., Ltd., Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Jiang-Bing ZhengImmunization Planning Unit, Wenxian County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaozuo, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Hua ZhangImmunization Planning Unit, Huarong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yueyang, People's Republic of China.
Gao-Xiang ChenImmunization Planning Unit, Hengnan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hengyang, People's Republic of China.
Hong SuImmunization Planning Unit, Longyang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Baoshan, People's Republic of China.
Wei-Min GaoImmunization Planning Unit, Yucheng County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shangqiu, People's Republic of China.
Lorenz von SeidleinMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Xuan-Yi WangShanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6398-9184
Lin YuanRegistry and Medical Center, Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Jin-Zhong LinShanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A randomized, double-blind, controlled phase 3 trial was conducted during a COVID-19 outbreak after the initial, stringent zero-Covid policy was relaxed in three provinces. Eligible adults aged ≥18 years who had received three doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines 6 months earlier were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either one intramuscular injection of RQ3013 or ZF2001 vaccine. The primary end point was protection against PCR-confirmed symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection with onset at least 7 days after the booster. A total of 3,167 and 3,169 eligible participants received one dose of RQ3013 or ZF2001 vaccine, respectively. COVID-19 illness was confirmed in 91 participants in the ZF2001 group (11.8 per 100 person years; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.6-14.6) and in 45 participants in the RQ3013 group (5.7 per 100 person-years; 95% CI: 4.3-7.7) during a 4-month follow-up, resulting in a relative efficacy of 51.7% (95% CI, 30.9-66.2%) (

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunization, SecondaryImmunogenicity, VaccineSARS-CoV-2AdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralChinaDouble-Blind MethodEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansInjections, IntramuscularAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesRQ3013 COVID-19 vaccineVaccines, SyntheticchimericCOVID-19EfficacymRNA vaccinesafety

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PMID40376714
PMCPMC12087488

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