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Table 2 Current COVID-19 vaccines

From: An overview of current drugs and prophylactic vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

No.

Platform/vaccine type

Vaccine name

Manufacturer

Dosage

Schedule

Mode

Storage and temperature status

Targeted SARS-CoV-2 protein

Efficacy

Side effects

Current approvals

Refs.

1

RNA vaccine

BNT162b2 (Comimaty)

Pfizer/BioNTech + Fosun Pharma

Two doses (30 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of −70 °C

Full-length S protein with proline substitutions

52.4% after one dose and 94.6% ≥ 7 days after two doses in adults

Fever, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, and chills were reported 1–2 days after vaccination

FDA, EUA, WHO, EUL, approved in 93 countries, CARPHA, EU recommendation, EMA approved

[165,166,167,168]

2

RNA vaccine

mRNA-1273

Moderna + National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Two doses (100 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Between −25 °C and −15 °C. Upon defrosting, kept at 2–8 °C for 30 min to 2 h, and also can be stored for up to 30 days prior to being punctured

Full-length S protein with proline substitutions

2.1% against symptomatic disease ≥ 14 days after one dose, 94.1% ≥ 14 days after two doses, and 100% against severe disease

Tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, fever, and nausea

FDA, EUA, WHO, EUL, approved in 57 countries , EMA approved

[85, 165, 167, 168]

3

RNA vaccine

CVnCoV (CureVac)

CureVac AG

Two doses (12 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At least 3 months at temperature of +5 °C

LNP-encapsulated mRNA vaccine encoding the full-length, prefusion stabilized S protein

47% against symptomatic disease across all age groups and 15 variants, 53% against any disease severity, 77% against moderate and severe disease

Tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, fever

WHO, EUL (pending approval), not yet approved in any country

[85, 169]

4

RNA vaccine

ARCoV or ARCoVax

Academy of Military Science (AMS), Walvax Biotechnology, and Suzhou Abogen Biosciences

One dose (15 µg)

Day 0

IM

Not reported

LNP-encapsulated mRNA vaccine encoding the RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[170]

5

RNA vaccine

mRNA-1273.211

ModernaTX, Inc

One dose (50 µ)

Day 0

IM

Not reported

A multivalent booster candidate combining mRNA 1273 + mRNA 1273.351

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[171]

6

RNA vaccine

mRNA-1273.351

Moderna + NIAID

One or two doses (20 or 50 µg)

Day 0, or day 0 + 28, or day 56 after second dose of mRNA1273

IM

At room temperature

Full-length prefusion stabilized S protein of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 variant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[171, 172]

7

RNA vaccine

ARCT-021

Arcturus Therapeutics

One or two doses ± booster dose (5 or 7.5 µg)

Day 0, or day 0 + 28, or day 0 + 28 ± 208 booster

IM

At room temperature

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[173, 174]

8

RNA vaccine

MRT5500

Sanofi Pasteur + Translate Bio

Two doses (15, 45, or 135 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of −20 °C

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[175]

9

RNA vaccine

DS-5670a

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd

Two doses (10, 30, 60, or 100 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[173]

10

RNA vaccine

EXG-5003

Elixirgen Therapeutics, Inc

One dose

Day 0

ID

Temperature sensitive

Temperature-sensitive ssRNA vaccine expressing the RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[176]

11

RNA vaccine

LNP nCoVsaRNA (COVAC1)

Imperial College London

Two doses

ND

IM

Not reported

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[177]

12

RNA vaccine

ChulaCov19 mRNA vaccine

Chulalongkorn University

Two doses (10, 25, 50, or 100 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At 2–8 °C for 3 months and room temperature (25 °C) for 2 weeks

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[178, 179]

13

RNA vaccine

PTX-COVID19-B

Providence Therapeutics

Two doses (16, 40, or 100 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

Full-length membrane-anchored S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[180, 181]

14

RNA vaccine

CoV2 SAM (LNP)

GSK

Two doses (1.0 µg)

Day 0 + 30

IM

At temperature of 5 °C for at least 3 months

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[182] NCT04758962

15

RNA vaccine

HDT-301

SENAI CIMATEC

Two doses (1, 5, or 25 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature for at least 1 week

Full-length S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[183]

16

RNA vaccine

mRNA-1283

ModernaTX, Inc

One or two doses (10, 30, or 100 µg)

Day 0 or day 0 + 28

IM

At standard refrigerator temperature

RBD and NTD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[184, 185]

17

RNA vaccine

SW-0123

Shanghai East Hospital + Stemirna Therapeutics

Two doses

NR

IM

At temperature of under 4 °C

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[184, 186]

18

RNA vaccine

LNPnCOV saRNA-02 (COVAC Uganda)

MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Two doses (5.0 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04934111

19

DNA vaccine

nCov vaccine (ZyCoVD)

Zydus Cadila

Three doses (1 or 2 mg)

Day 0 + 28 + 56

ID

At 2–8 °C, shown good stability at temperature of 25 °C for at least 3 months

S protein

In clinical trials in India, the efficacy is 66.6%

Fever, pain, feeling of illness

Not yet approved in any country

[187,188,189]

20

DNA vaccine

INO-4800 + electroporation

Inovio Pharmaceuticals + International Vaccine Institute + Advaccine Biopharmaceutica Co., Ltd

Two doses (1 mg)

Day 0 + 28

ID

At room temperature

S1 and S2 subunits of SARS-CoV-2 S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[190]

21

DNA vaccine

AG0301

AnGes + Takara Bio + Osaka University

Two doses (2 mg)

Day 0 + 14

IM

Not reported

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[191]

22

DNA vaccine

GX-19

Genexine Consortium

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[192, 193]

23

DNA vaccine

Covigenix VAX 001

Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc

Two doses

Day 0 + 14

IM

At room temperature for a month and 4–8 °C for 1 year

Full-length S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04591184

24

DNA vaccine

GLS-5310

GeneOne Life Science, Inc

Two doses (0.6 or 1.2 mg)

Day 0 + 56 or day 0 + 84

ID

At temperature of 2–8 °C

S protein and a second antigenic target of SARS-CoV-2

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04673149

25

DNA vaccine

COVIDeVax

Takis + Rottapharm Biotech

Two doses (0.5, 1, or 2 mg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature

RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[194]

26

DNA vaccine

CORVax

Providence Health and Services

Two doses

Day 0 + 14

ID

Not reported

S protein +/− the combination of electroporated IL-12p70 plasmid

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[195, 196]

27

DNA vaccine

bacTRL

Symvivo Corporation

One or two doses

Day 0 or day 0 + 28

Oral

At room temperature

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[197, 198]

28

DNA vaccine

COVIGEN (COV-ALIA)

University of Sydney, Bionet Co., Ltd

Two doses (0.8, 2, or 4 mg)

Day 0 + 28

IM or ID

At room temperature

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199]

29

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

ChAdOx1 AZD1222

AstraZeneca + University of Oxford

Two doses (standard dose: 5 × 1010 viral particles, low dose: 2.2 × 1010 viral particles)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature up to 25 °C during use for 6 hours; at temperature of 2-8 ºC up to 48 hours during use

Chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored vaccine (ChAdOx1) expressing S protein

66.7–70.4% overall efficacy ≥ 14 days after two doses, 62.1% after two standard doses 76.0% after single low dose within 20–90 days, 90.0% after one low dose and one standard dose

Cerebral venous thrombosis roughly 28 days after taking the first dose was reported rarely. Chills, fatigue, headache, fever, nausea, muscle aches, malaise, and painful injection site

WHO, EUL, approved in 118 countries, endorsed by ART, CARPHA, EU recommendation, EMA approved

[200, 201]

30

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

Convidicea (Ad5nCoV)

CanSino Biological Inc. + Beijing Institute of Biotechnology

One dose (5 × 1010 viral particles per dose)

Day 0

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Recombinant replication-defective human type 5 adenovirus (Ad5) expressing S protein

68.8% and 65.7% against symptomatic disease ≥ 14 days and ≥ 28 days after vaccination, respectively. 95.5% and 91.0% against severe disease ≥ 14 days and ≥ 28 days after vaccination, respectively

Fatigue, pain at vaccination site, muscle pain, and headache

WHO, EUL (approval pending), approved in eight countries

[202, 203]

31

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

Ad26.COV2.S

Janssen Pharmaceutical

One dose (5 × 1010 viral particles per dose)

Day 0

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Recombinant replication-incompetent adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) vector encoding full-length and stabilized S protein

66.3–76.3% and 65.5–83.5% against moderate to severe/critical disease ≥ 14 days and ≥ 28 days after vaccination, respectively

Pain, redness, or swelling at injection site. Tiredness, headache, fever, muscle pain, or nausea may also occur

FDA, EUA, WHO, EUL, approved in 55 countries, endorsed by ART, EMA approved

[204,205,206]

32

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

GamCOVID- Vac (Sputnik V)

Gamaleya Research Institute + Health Ministry of the Russian Federation

Two doses (1 × 1011 viral particles per dose)

Day 0 + 21 (first: rAd26-S; second: rAd5-S)

IM

At normal fridge temperatures

Recombinant Ad26 and recombinant Ad5 encoding full-length S protein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S)

91.6% overall efficacy against symptomatic disease, 100% against moderate–severe disease, 73.1% after one dose, 91.1% after two doses

Flu-like illness, headache, fatigue, and injection-site reactions

WHO, EUL (approval pending), approved in 69 countries

[207,208,209]

33

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

GRAdCOV2

ReiThera + Leukocare + Univercells

One or two doses (1 × 1011 viral particles per dose)

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Replication-defective simian adenovirus (GRAd) encoding S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[210]

34

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

LV-SMENP-DC

Shenzhen Geno Immune Medical Institute

One dose (5 × 106 cells of LV-DC vaccine and 1 × 108 antigens specific CTLs)

Day 0

SC, IV

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Modified dendritic cells (DC) with lentivirus vectors (LV) expressing minigenes SMENP and immune modulatory genes. Cytotoxic T-cells (CTLs) are activated by LV-DC, presenting specific viral antigens

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[211,212,213]

35

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

hAd5-SFusion + N-ETSD vaccine

ImmunityBio, Inc. + NantKwest, Inc

One dose (5 × 1010 IU/dose SC, 1 × 1010 IU/dose SL)

Day 0

SC, Oral, SL

At room temperature

Human second-generation adenovirus 5 (hAd5) encoding S and N antigens

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[214,215,216]

36

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

AdCLDCoV19

Cellid Co., Ltd

One dose (2.5 × 1010, 5 × 1010, or 1 × 1011 virus particles per dose)

Day 0

IM

Not reported

Replication-defective human adenovirus type 5/35 vector expressing S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[195, 217]

37

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

COVIVAC

Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals, Vietnam

Two doses (1 × 107 IU, 5 × 107 IU, or 1 × 108 IU per dose)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

NDV expressing membrane-anchored prefusion-stabilized trimeric S protein +/− CpG 1018 adjuvant

Well above 80% against COVID-19 infection

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[112, 138]

38

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

MVA-SARS-2ST

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf + German Center for

Infection Research

Two doses (1 × 107 IU, or 1 × 108 IU per dose)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

MVA vector expressing stabilized S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[218]

39

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

MVA-SARS-2-S

University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians)

Two doses (1 × 107 IU, or 1 × 108 IU per dose)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

MVA vector expressing S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[219, 220]

40

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

VXA-CoV2-1

Vaxart

One or two doses (1 × 1010 IU, or 1 × 1011 IU per dose)

Day 0 or Day 0 + 28

Oral

At room temperature

Nonreplicating adenovirus vector expressing viral antigens and dsRNA adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[195, 212]

41

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

AdCOVID

Altimmune, Inc

One or two doses

Day 0 + NR

IN

At room temperature for over several months

Adenovirus expressing the RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[221]

42

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

COH04S1 (MVA-SARS-2-S)

City of Hope Medical Center + National Cancer Institute

Two doses (1 × 107, 1 × 108, or 2.5 × 108 PFU per dose)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

Synthetic MVA carrying small pieces of SARS-CoV-2 DNA (the chemical form of genes)

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[222]

43

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

ChAdV68- S

ChAdV68S-TCE

Gritstone Oncology

Two or three doses (5 × 1010 or 1 × 1011 viral particles of ChAdV68 S, 10 µg or 30 µg SEM)

Day 0 + 28, or day 0 + 56, or day 0 + 112, or day 0 + 56 + 112

IM

Not reported

Chimpanzee adenovirus serotype 68 (ChAd) and self-amplifying mRNA (SAM) vectors expressing either S protein alone, or S protein with additional T-cell epitopes (TCE)

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04776317

44

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

SC-Ad6-1

Tetherex Pharmaceuticals Corporation

One or two doses

Day 0 or day 0 + 21

IM

At room temperature

Adenovirus vector vaccine

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[223]

45

Viral vector (nonreplicating)

BBV154

Bharat Biotech International Limited

One or two doses (1 × 1010 viral particles per dose)

Day 0 or day 0 + 28

IN

Not reported

S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[221]

46

Viral vector (replicating)

DelNS12019nCoVRBDOPT1

University of Hong Kong, Xiamen University + Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy

Two doses (1 × 107 EID50 and 1 × 107.7 EID50)

Day 0 + 28

IN

Not reported

Genetically engineered live attenuated influenza virus vector expressing the RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[224]

47

Viral vector (replicating)

rVSV SARSCo-2-S

Institute for Biological Research

Two doses (1 × 105, 1 × 106, 1 × 107, or 1 × 108 PFU/ml)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

cDNA vector encoding the sequence of the N, P, M, and L genes of the VSV genome, and SARS-CoV-2 S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[225]

48

Viral vector (replicating)

AV-COVID-19

Aivita Biomedical, Inc. + National Institute of Health Research and Development + Ministry of Health Republic Indonesia

One dose (0.1, 0.33, or 1.0 mg)

Day 0

IM

At room temperature

Autologous dendritic cells loaded with antigens from SARS-CoV-2 +/− GM-CSF

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[225]

49

Viral vector (replicating)

aAPC Covid19

Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute

Three doses

Day 0 + 14 + 28

SC

Not reported

Lentivirus vector system expressing viral minigenes to the artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPCs)

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[226,227,228]

50

Live-attenuated virus

COVIVAC

Codagenix, In. + Serum Institute of India

One or two doses

Day 0 or day 0 + 28

IN

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole SARS-CoV-2 with all viral proteins

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[132]

51

Live-attenuated virus

MV-014212

Meissa Vaccines, Inc

One dose

Day 0

IN

At room temperature

RSV expressing SARS-CoV-2 S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[229]

52

Protein subunit

NVX-CoV2373

Novavax

Two doses (5 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

S protein with Matrix-M adjuvant

89.7% against symptomatic disease ≥ 7 days after two doses. 100% against mild and severe disease

Injection-site pain and tenderness, as well as fatigue, headache, and muscle pain

WHO, EUL (approval pending), not yet approved in any country

[230, 231]

53

Protein subunit

ZF2001

Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical + Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Three doses (25 µg)

Day 0 + 30 + 93

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

RBD-dimer with alum adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

China (EUA), Uzbekistan

[232, 233]

54

Protein subunit

VAT00008

Sanofi Pasteur + GSK

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Monovalent and bivalent S protein with adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04904549

55

Protein subunit

FINLAY-FR-2

Instituto Finlay de Vacunas

Two doses (25 µg)

Day 0 + 28, day 56 (booster dose)

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Chemically conjugated RBD to tetanus toxoid plus adjuvant FINLAY FR-1A: dimeric RBD + alum adjuvant

62%

Injection-site pain and tenderness, fatigue, and fever

Not yet approved in any country

[140, 234]

56

Protein subunit

Recombinant SARSCoV-2 vaccine (Sf9 Cell)

West China Hospital + Sichuan University

Three doses

Day 0 + 28 + 42

IM

Not reported

RBD with alum adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[235]

57

Protein subunit

EpiVacCorona

Federal Budgetary Research Institution State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Peptide antigens of SARS-CoV-2 proteins with alum adjuvant

The third phase of the vaccine’s clinical trials reported 79%

Local pain at injection site after each injection

Russia, Turkmenistan

[150, 236]

58

Protein subunit

CIGB-66

Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB)

Three doses

Day 0 + 14 + 28 or day 0 + 28 + 56

IM

At room temperature

RBD with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant

Well above 90% efficacy against severity and death

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[161, 237]

59

Protein subunit

NanoCovax

Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature

Recombinant S protein with alum adjuvant

Nor reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[238]

60

Protein subunit

SCB-2019

Clover Biopharmaceuticals Inc. + GSK + Dynavax

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

Stable at temperature of 2–8 °C for at least 6 months, and at room temperature and 40 °C for at least 1 month

Trimeric S protein with CpG 1018 and alum adjuvants

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[239, 240]

61

Protein subunit

UB-612

Vaxxinity, Inc. + Diagnósticos da América S/A(DASA)

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[241, 242]

62

Protein subunit

FINLAYFR-1

Instituto Finlay de Vacunas

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

RBD with adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[243]

63

Protein subunit

COVAX-19

Vaxine Pty Ltd. + CinnaGen Co

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Recombinant S protein with Advax-CpG adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[244]

64

Protein subunit

MVC-COV1901

Medigen Vaccine Biologics + Dynavax + NIAID

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Recombinant S protein with CpG 1018 and alum adjuvants

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[245, 246]

65

Protein subunit

Razi Cov Pars

Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute

Three doses

Day 0 + 21 (IM) + 51 (IN)

IM and IN

Not reported

Recombinant S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[247]

66

Protein subunit

V-01

Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/ Gaozhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Two doses (10 or 25 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Recombinant S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[248]

67

Protein subunit

CIGB-669

Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB)

Three doses (50 µg RBD + 40 µg AgnHB)

Day 0 + 14 + 28 or day 0 + 28 + 56

IN

At room temperature

Recombinant RBD with AgnHB

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[247, 249]

68

Protein subunit

KBP-COVID-19

Kentucky Bioprocessing Inc

Two doses (15 µg in phase I, 45 µg in phase II)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At room temperature

RBD of S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[250]

69

Protein subunit

BECOV2

Biological E. Limited

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

Recombinant RBD

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199]

70

Protein subunit

S-268019

Shionogi

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Recombinant S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[195, 251]

71

Protein subunit

AKS-452

University Medical Center Groningen + Akston Biosciences Inc

One or two doses (22.5, 45, or 90 µg)

NR

SC or IM

Stable at room temperatures for at least 6 months

RBD-Fc fusion protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[252]

72

Protein subunit

COVAC-1 and COVAC-2

University of Saskatchewan

Two doses (25, 50, or 100 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

S1 protein with SWE adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[195]

73

Protein subunit

GBP510

SK Bioscience Co., Ltd. And CEPI

Two doses (10 or 25 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Recombinant RBD with AS03 aluminum hydroxide adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[253]

74

Protein subunit

QazCoVacP

Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems

One or two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[160, 237]

75

Protein subunit

EuCorVac19

POP Biotechnologies and EuBiologics Co., Ltd

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Recombinant S protein with an adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199]

76

Protein subunit

Recombinant (CHO cell)

National Vaccine and Serum Institute, China

Three doses

Day 0 + 30 + 60

IM

Not reported

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[254] NCT04869592

77

Protein subunit

SARS-CoV-2 Sclamp vaccine

University of Queensland + Syneos Health + CEPI

Two doses (5, 15, or 45 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Recombinant S protein with MF59 adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[255, 256]

78

Protein subunit

IMP CoVac-1

University Hospital Tuebingen

One dose (500 µL)

Day 0

SC

At room temperature

SARS-CoV-2 HLA-DR peptides

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199, 257] NCT04546841

79

Protein subunit

AdimrSC-2f

Adimmune Corporation

NR

NR

NR

At room temperature

Recombinant RBD with alum adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[258, 259]

80

Protein subunit

NBP2001

SK Bioscience Co., Ltd

Two doses (30 or 50 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Recombinant RBD protein with alum adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199]

81

Protein subunit

ReCOV

Jiangsu Rec-Biotechnology

Two doses (20 or 40 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

Not reported

Recombinant two component S and RBD protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT05084989

82

Protein subunit

SpikeFerritin-Nanoparticle (SpFN)

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)

Two or three doses (25 or 50 µg)

Day 0 + 28 + 180

IM

At room temperature

S proteins with a liposomal formulation QS21 (ALFQ) adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[260, 261]

83

Protein subunit

CoVepiT

OSE Immunotherapeutics

One or two doses

Day 0 or Day 0 + 21

SC

At room temperature

Target 11 viral protein (S, M, N, and several nonstructural proteins)

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04885361

84

Protein subunit

CoV2-OGEN1

VaxForm

One or two doses (50, 100, or 200 µg)

Day 0 or Day 0 + 14

Oral

At room temperature

Recombinant RBD protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04893512

85

Virus-like particle

CoVLP

Medicago Inc

Two doses (3.75 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Trimeric S protein with AS03 adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[262, 263]

86

Virus-like particle

RBD SARS-CoV-2

HBsAg VLP

Serum Institute of India + Accelagen Pty + SpyBiotech

Two doses (5 or 25 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

RBD conjugated to hepatitis B surface antigen

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[264, 265]

87

Virus-like particle

VBI-2902a

VBI Vaccines Inc

Two doses (5 or 10 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C, and at room temperature for 10 min

Enveloped S glycoprotein with aluminum phosphate adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[184, 266]

88

Virus-like particle

SARSCoV-2 VLP

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Two doses

NR

SC

At temperature of 2–8 °C, and at room temperature for 1 h

 

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199, 267]

89

Virus-like particle

ABNCoV2

Radboud University

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature

Capsid virus-like particle (cVLP) +/− adjuvant MF59

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[268,269,270]

90

Inactivated virus

CoronaVac

Sinovac Research and Development Co., Ltd

Two doses (3 µg)

Day 0 + 14

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant

83.5% against symptomatic disease ≥ 14 days after two doses

Injection-site pain and fever

Not yet approved in any country

[145, 271, 272]

91

Inactivated virus

BBIBPCorV

Sinopharm + China National Biotec Group Co + Beijing Institute of Biological Products

Two doses (4 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At normal fridge temperatures

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

78.1% against symptomatic disease ≥ 14 days after two doses, and 79% against hospitalization

Dizziness, fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting, allergic dermatitis, and fever

WHO and 83 countries

[118, 273]

92

Inactivated virus

Inactivated SARSCoV-2 vaccine (Vero cell)

Sinopharm + China National Biotec Group Co + Wuhan Institute of Biological Products

Two or three doses (5 µg)

Day 0 + 21 + 42 or 111 or 171

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant

72.8% against symptomatic disease ≥ 14 days after two doses, and 79% against hospitalization

Injection-site pain and fever

WHO and 31 countries

[274, 275]

93

Inactivated virus

Inactivated SARSCoV-2 vaccine (Vero cell)

Institute of Medical Biology + Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Two doses (50, 100, or 150 EU)

Day 0 + 14

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with Al(OH)3 adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT05164731

94

Inactivated virus

QazCovidin

Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems, Rep of Kazakhstan

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

Clinical trials in Kazakhstan showed efficacy of 96%

No serious or severe adverse events were recorded

Republic of Kazakhstan

[276, 277]

95

Inactivated virus

BBV152 (COVAXIN)

Bharat Biotech International Limited

Two doses (3 or 6 µg)

Day 0 + 14

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C, unpunctuated vials can be stored at 9–25 °C for up to 12 h

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with Algel-IMDG adjuvant

77.8% against symptomatic disease, 93.4% against severe disease, 63.6% against asymptomatic disease

Cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath, tiredness, nasal congestion, headache, conjunctivitis, muscle or body pain, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, and nausea or vomiting

WHO EUL (approval pending), approved in nine countries

[278,279,280,281]

96

Inactivated virus

Inactivated SARSCoV-2 (Vero cell)

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

Not reported

Not reported

China

[140] NCT04852705

97

Inactivated virus

VLA2001

Valneva, National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with high S protein density, in combination with two adjuvants, alum and CpG 1018

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[282, 283]

98

Inactivated virus

ERUCOV-VAC (TURKO-VAC)

Erciyes University + Health Institutes of Turkey

Two doses (3 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C and at room temperature for up to 24 h

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[195, 284]

99

Inactivated virus

COVIran Barekat

Shifa Pharmed Industrial Co

Two doses (5 µg)

Day 0 + 28

IM

At temperature of 2–8 °C

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

Well above 93% has been reported

Hypotension, headache, and diminution of platelets were typical adverse events reported

Iran

[163, 164, 277, 285, 286]

100

Inactivated virus

FAKHRAVAC (MIVAC)

Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research

Two doses (10 µg)

Day 0 + 14

IM

Not reported

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[287, 288]

101

Inactivated virus

Inactivated (NDV-based) chimeric vaccine

Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) + PATH + Dynavax

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

At room temperature

Whole inactivated NDV chimera stably expressing membrane anchored SARS-CoV-2 S protein +/− CpG 1018 adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[199, 289]

102

Inactivated virus

KD-414

KM Biologics Co., Ltd

Two doses

Day 0 + 28

IM

Not reported

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[290] jRCT2071210081

103

Inactivated virus

Koçak-19

Kocak Farma, Turkey

Two doses (4 or 6 µg)

Day 0 + 21

IM

At room temperature

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04838080

104

Inactivated virus

Adjuvanted inactivated vaccine

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)

Two doses (10 µg–3 M or 20 µg–6 M)

Day 0 + 20

SC

Not reported

Whole inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with CpG ODN adjuvant

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

[291]

105

Inactivated virus

Live recombinant (rNDV) vector vaccine

Laboratorio Avi-Mex

Two doses

Day 0 + 21

IM or IN

Not reported

Live recombinant NDV vector expressing SARS-CoV-2 S protein

Not reported

Not reported

Not yet approved in any country

NCT04871737