Table 5 Predicted serotype-specific vaccine effectiveness for the PCV7 serotypes in PCV13: Estimations using serotype-specific protective threshold compared to the estimations using pan-serotype 0.35 µg/mL correlate of protection.

From: Predicting vaccine effectiveness against invasive pneumococcal disease in children using immunogenicity data

Serotype

Vaccine effectiveness (95% CI) based on estimated serotype-specific threshold

Vaccine effectiveness based on 0.35 µg/mL correlate of protection

United Kingdom

Australia

Germany

United Kingdom

Australia

Germany

4

97% (61–100)

87% (59–97)

35% (2–97)

98%

99%

99%

6B

86% (3–100)

70% (15–94)

94% (61–100)

44%

95%

78%

9 V

75% (1–98)

60% (26–82)

80% (1–99)

86%

95%

98%

14

97% (86–100)

86% (26–99)

97% (68–100)

99%

100%

99%

18 C

99% (86–100)

80% (11–98)

74% (3–97)

90%

98%

98%

19 F

91% (50–99)

12% (2–89)

56% (4–91)

100%

100%

96%

23 F

87% (22–99)

67% (3–93)

88% (6–99)

72%

84%

87%

Aggregate

93% (20–100)

71% (3–97)

91% (5–100)

97%

98%

95%

Reported aggregate VEa

90% (34–98)b

70% (−8–92)c

90% (57–98)d

90% (34–98)b

70% (−8–92)c

90% (57–98)d

  1. CI, confidence interval, VE, vaccine effectiveness.
  2. aThe values in the first three columns are repeated for ease of comparison.
  3. bData are from Andrews et al.10.
  4. cData are from Jayasinghe et al.11.
  5. dData are from Weinberger et al.12.
  6. Data from Tables 2 and 3 are included here for ease of comparison.