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COVID-19 Vaccines

Regulatory activity · MHRA
Actively researchedLate-stage developmentRising momentum

Also known as SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, COVID-19 VACCINE.

72
Research papers
6
Active clinical trials
7
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Comparison of Immunity-boosting Regimens for COVID-19 Upon Initiation of Immunosuppressive Therapy

Clinical trial2026-02-24Results expected Q4 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
COVID-19 Vaccines
Aliases & brands
SARS-CoV-2 vaccineCOVID-19 VACCINE
RxNorm CUI
2411580
Regulatory jurisdictions
mhra

Regulatory timeline

7 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Authorities
MHRA
Total events
7
mhraMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency· 7 events
2021-10-06Safety communicationSafety
Drug Safety Update: COVID-19 vaccines: updates for October 2021
Evidence ↗
2021-08-16Safety communicationSafety
Drug Safety Update: COVID-19 vaccines: updates for August 2021
Evidence ↗
2021-07-07Safety communicationSafety
Drug Safety Update: COVID-19 vaccines: updates for July 2021
Evidence ↗

Contains public sector information from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) licensed under the Open Government Licence (OGL v3).

Clinical trials

27 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
27
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2025
6
Active studies
3
Recruiting
18
Late-stage (III+)
8
Completed
13
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 27
Phase 14Phase 1 / 21Phase 24Phase 2 / 31Phase 36Phase 46Phase N / A5

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

72 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20202025
Most influential

Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 12,089 cites

Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine.

The New England journal of medicine · 2021 · 8,675 cites

Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR.

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2020 · 5,232 cites

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in development.

Nature · 2020 · 1,566 cites
Major research themes8
COVID-1924COVID-19 Vaccines14SARS-CoV-212Nanoparticles5mRNA Vaccines4Neoplasms4Vaccination4Pandemics3
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Nature9
  • Frontiers in immunology5
  • Lancet (London, England)4
  • Cellular & molecular immunology3
  • EBioMedicine3
  • Cell2
Leading researchers
  • Gilbert SC4
  • Lambe T4
  • Liu J4
  • Pollard AJ4
  • Belij-Rammerstorfer S3
  • Bibi S3
  • Cooper D3
  • Dold C3
Leading institutions
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  • Imperial College London5
  • University of Cambridge5
  • University of Oxford5
  • School of Medicine3
  • Africa Health Research Institute2
  • Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID)2

Related diseases

9 conditions

Regulator-approved indications and conditions co-mentioned with this drug across the research literature. Number shows shared papers.

Related drugs

7 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across 7 of the same disease areas as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

7 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 2 of the same disease areas as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

2 shared diseases4 shared papers

Studied across 4 of the same disease areas as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

4 shared diseases2 shared papers

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across the same disease area as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

1 shared disease3 shared papers

Studied across the same disease area as COVID-19 Vaccines in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.