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Safety and Immunogenicity of aerosolized adenovirus-vectored COVID-19 vaccine and intramuscular mRNA vaccine bivalent boosters: a randomized open-label clinical trial

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Shipo Wu
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Jianying Huang
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Busen Wang
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Jianhua Li
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Jianyuan Wu
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Zhe Zhang
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Lin Luo
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Jinlong Zhang
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Nan Huo
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Huang He
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Zhengshan Chen
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Mengyao Zhang
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Zhenghao Zhao
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Junyan Dan
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Xiaohong Song
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Haiyan Mao
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Shengyuan Huo
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Hao Yan
陈长军 (Yanjun Zhang) *
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Xinghuan Wang *
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Lihua Hou *
DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-62698-7delete
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Both SARS-CoV-2 mRNA and mucosal vaccines induce protective immunity against COVID-19 but showed different immune profiles. We conducted a longitudinal head-to-head analysis of the safety and immunogenicity of the aerosolized adenovirus-vectored and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. 450 participants were enrolled and randomly assigned into three groups to be vaccinated with an aerosolized Ad5-vectored bivalent vaccine (wild-type and BA.5, Ad5-CoV5T), an intramuscular bivalent mRNA vaccine (mbO5), and an aerosolized wild-type Ad5-vectored vaccine (Ad5-nCoV). The primary outcomes were adverse reactions within 28 days and anti-XBB.1.5-specific neutralizing antibody titers at day 28 after vaccination. The secondary outcome assessed safety within 30 min, serious adverse event within 6 months, and the persistence of anti-XBB.1.5/BA.5-specific neutralizing antibodies during the 6 months. Both the vaccines were well tolerated, but participants vaccinated with mbO5 reported more adverse reactions (73.3% mbO5 vaccinees vs. 28.7% aerosol vaccinees). No serious adverse events were recorded. The Ad5-CoV5T vaccine induced a superior anti-XBB.1.5-specific neutralizing titer than Ad5-nCoV at day 28 (geometric mean titer ratio of 1.48, 95% CI 1.12–1.97), while the mbO5 vaccine induced the highest antibody titer. The neutralizing antibodies were declined at month 6 and were similar across the three groups. In the pre-specified exploratory analysis, the mbO5 and the aerosolized vaccines induced comparable antigen-specific memory B cells but the latter stimulated higher frequency of IgA isotype and higher expression of CXCR3. This trial met the main hypothesis; the findings may provide insights for the development of the next-generation COVID-19 vaccines. Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT05886790. This trial evaluated the immunogenicity and safety profiles of a bivalent aerosolized adenovirus-vectored COVID-19 vaccine and an intramuscular bivalent mRNA booster. The mRNA booster induced higher neutralizing antibody levels and a distinct memory B cell response, yet was associated with a higher incidence of adverse reactions.

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Nature Communications
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laboratory of advanced biotechnology
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clinical trial center
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