Study type

Study type

Non-interventional study
Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Assessment of risk minimisation measure implementation or effectiveness
Disease epidemiology
Drug utilisation

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Other

Non-interventional study design, other

Self-controlled case series
Study drug and medical condition

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code

200000015711
covid-19 vaccines

Medical condition to be studied

COVID-19 immunisation
Population studied

Age groups

Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
Children (2 to < 12 years)
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Special population of interest

Immunocompromised
Pregnant women

Estimated number of subjects

13225000
Study design details

Main study objective

To determine whether an increased risk of prespecified AESI exists following the administration of at least one dose the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID 19 vaccine using two approaches: (a) a cohort design comparing risk in vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and (b) a self-controlled risk interval (SCR

Outcomes

Risk of prespecified AESI following the administration of at least one dose the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine using two approaches: (a) a cohort design comparing risk in vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and (b) a self-controlled risk interval (SCRI) design, Incidence rates of prespecified AESI among individuals who receive at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine using a cohort study design and compared with a matched comparator group with no COVID-19 vaccination within subcohorts of interest, including pregnant people and their neonates. Utilization patterns of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine among individuals within Europe.

Data analysis plan

The distributions of baseline characteristics at time zero by exposure group will be calculated to describe the study cohort and illustrate differences between the groups. For safety outcomes, the risk over specific time period(s), incidence rates and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) will be computed after the receipt of first, second, and subsequent doses. Crude risks, cumulative incidence over different time periods, and measures of association for each AESI after vaccination will be estimated in the entire population overall and separately by number of doses received. Subgroup analyses will be conducted by demographic and clinical characteristics as well as other covariates of interest. To account for potential confounding, propensity score methods will be used to estimate the adjusted risk ratios and 95% CIs. Appropriate random-effects meta-analytic methods will be used to obtain a combined effect estimate. Where appropriate, the study will also use a SCRI design.
Documents
Study report
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Study, other information
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