Table 2 Cellular immunogenicity outcomes in evaluable analysis populations by vaccine regimen.

From: Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines BNT162b2 and CoronaVac in healthy adolescents

 

BNT162b2

CoronaVac

 

Adolescents

Adolescents

Adults

Adolescents

Adults

 

1 dose

2 doses

2 doses

2 doses

2 doses

T cell responses

S-specific T cell responses on flow cytometry

N

58

56

47

60

36

GM % IFN-γ+CD4+ T cells

0.014%

0.041%

0.033%

0.023%

0.021%

(95% CI)

(0.009-0.021%)

(0.028-0.06%)

(0.020-0.056%)

(0.015-0.036%)

(0.011-0.039%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

62.1%, P = 0.21

83.9%, P = 0.33

74.5%

70.0%, P = 0.38

61.1%

GM % IL-2+CD4+ T cells

0.023%

0.032%

0.028%

0.015%

0.015%

(95% CI)

(0.016-0.033%)

(0.023-0.045%)

(0.018-0.044%)

(0.011-0.020%)

(0.010-0.024%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

74.1%, P = 0.82

85.7%, P = 0.31

76.6%

73.3%, P = 0.82

69.4%

GM % IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells

0.009%

0.018%

0.013%

0.014%

0.015%

(95% CI)

(0.006-0.014%)

(0.011-0.028%)

(0.008-0.024%)

(0.009-0.023%)

(0.007-0.029%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

41.4%, P = 0.69

57.1%, P = 0.33

46.8%

48.3%, P = 0.83

44.4%

GM % IL-2+CD8+ T cells

0.005%

0.005%

0.007%

0.006%

0.007%

(95% CI)

(0.004-0.007%)

(0.004-0.007%)

(0.005-0.010%)

(0.005-0.008%)

(0.004-0.010%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

32.8%, P = 0.11

44.6%, P = 0.70

48.9%

48.3%, P = 0.67

41.7%

Total S, N and M-specific T cell responses on flow cytometry

N

/

/

/

60

36

GM % IFN-γ+CD4+ T cells

/

/

/

0.058%

0.068%

(95% CI)

   

(0.041-0.083%)

(0.041-0.113%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.01%)

/

/

/

83.3%, P = 0.59

77.8%

GM % IL-2+CD4+ T cells

/

/

/

0.039%

0.040%

(95% CI)

   

(0.030-0.052%)

(0.027-0.057%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.01%)

/

/

/

83.3%, P = 0.59

77.8%

GM % IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells

/

/

/

0.050%

0.041%

(95% CI)

   

(0.033-0.077%)

(0.023-0.071%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.01%)

/

/

/

65.0%, P = 0.52

58.3%

GM % IL-2+CD8+ T cells

/

/

/

0.017%

0.020%

(95% CI)

   

(0.014-0.022%)

(0.014-0.027%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.01%)

/

/

/

58.3%, P > 0.9999

58.3%

N-specific T cell responses on flow cytometry

N

/

/

/

60

36

GM % IFN-γ+CD4+ T cells

/

/

/

0.011%

0.010%

(95% CI)

   

(0.008-0.017%)

(0.006-0.016%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

55.0%, P = 0.68

50.0%

GM % IL-2+CD4+ T cells

/

/

/

0.013%

0.012%

(95% CI)

   

(0.009-0.018%)

(0.008-0.018%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

66.7%, P > 0.9999

66.7%

GM % IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells

/

/

/

0.008%

0.006%

(95% CI)

   

(0.005-0.012%)

(0.003-0.010%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

31.7%, P = 0.64

25.0%

GM % IL-2+CD8+ T cells

/

/

/

0.004%

0.004%

(95% CI)

   

(0.003-0.005%)

(0.003-0.006%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

28.3%, P = 0.81

25.0%

M-specific T cell responses on flow cytometry

N

/

/

/

60

36

GM % IFN-γ+CD4+ T cells

/

/

/

0.007%

0.009%

(95% CI)

   

(0.005-0.010%)

(0.005-0.016%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

36.7%, P = 0.67

41.7%

GM % IL-2+CD4+ T cells

/

/

/

0.006%

0.006%

(95% CI)

   

(0.004-0.007%)

(0.004-0.009%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

46.7%, P > 0.9999

47.2%

GM % IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells

/

/

/

0.006%

0.005%

(95% CI)

   

(0.004-0.009%)

(0.003-0.008%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

25.0%, P = 0.62

19.4%

GM % IL-2+CD8+ T cells

/

/

/

0.004%

0.004%

(95% CI)

   

(0.003-0.005%)

(0.003-0.006%)

% positive (>/ = cut-off at 0.005%)

/

/

/

23.3%, P > 0.9999

25.0%

  1. GM geometric mean, CI confidence interval, IFN-γ interferon-gamma, IL-2 interleukin-2.
  2. P-values compare the proportion of positive responses between adolescents receiving 1 or 2 doses of vaccine and adults receiving 2 doses of the same vaccine by two-tailed Fisher exact test.