Pfizer mines insurance data to see if its vaccine stops long COVID

NCT ID NCT05876377

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at anonymous health records from California and Louisiana to see if the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine helps prevent post-COVID conditions (long COVID). Researchers will also track who gets vaccinated. The study includes adults with a COVID-19 diagnosis between September 2024 and August 2025, using insurance claims and state vaccine registries.

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Study facts

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Participants

1 person

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2023

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients will be sourced from HealthVerity and include patients who are enrolled in the claims database as well as recorded in contributing states' deidentified vaccine registries. Patients who will be followed for the PCC endpoint must be eligible to receive the licensed/authorized vaccine during the study period.

Ages

6 months and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Aim 1: Inclusion Criteria: Patients must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Patients are required to have a COVID-19 diagnosis on or after September 5, 2024 AND no later than August 26, 2025 2. Patients in HealthVerity database and residing in California or Louisiana as of index date AND 3. Have ≥1 year of pharmacy and medical enrollment in HealthVerity prior to cohort entry date, allowing for up to a 30-day gap in enrollment AND 4. ≥18 years old as of index date AND 5. Have resided only in their respective state (California or Louisiana) for ≥1 year prior to index date Exclusion Criteria: Patients meeting any of the following criteria will not be included in the study: 1. Patients who were immunocompromised from 1 year prior to cohort entry OR 2. Patients who received any 2024-2025 formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine prior to authorization (22 August 2024) OR 3. Patients who have discrepancies in sex and/or year of birth between HealthVerity claims and state immunization registry datasets OR 4. Patients who had a prior diagnosis of COVID-19 ≤180 days preceding cohort entry OR 5. Patients who received any 2024/2025 formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine within 0 to 13 days prior OR 0 to 29 days post index COVID-19 diagnosis (i.e., -13 to +29 days around the index date) Aim 2: By Age, Bivalent (older children, adults) Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Has medical and pharmacy enrollment in HealthVerity as of August 31, 2022 2. And is age ≥12 years 3. With 6 months of continuous medical and pharmacy enrollment before calendar index date 4. And does not have evidence of moderate/severe immunocompromise as defined by CDC 5. And has evidence of ≥2 doses of COVID-19 original vaccine formulation before the calendar index date 6. And does not have original vaccine formulation within 2 months before calendar index date 7. And does not have a pregnancy start date within 9 months before or any point after calendar entry 8. And does not have discrepancies in sex and/or year of birth between HealthVerity claims and state Immunization registry datasets. This analysis will be stratified by age: 12-17, 18-49. 50-64, 65-74, 75+, which will be measured as of August 31, 2022. By Age, Bivalent (younger children) Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Has medical and pharmacy enrollment in HealthVerity as of 12 October 2022 2. And is age 5-11 years 3. With 6 months of continuous medical and pharmacy enrollment before calendar index date 4. And does not have evidence of moderate/severe immunocompromise as defined by CDC 5. And has evidence of ≥2 doses of COVID-19 original vaccine formulation before the calendar index date 6. And does not have original vaccine formulation within 2 months before calendar index date. By Age, Bivalent (youngest children) Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Has medical and pharmacy enrollment in HealthVerity as of 08 December 2022 2. And is age 6 months-4 years 3. With 6 months of continuous medical and pharmacy enrollment before calendar index date 4. And does not have evidence of moderate/severe immunocompromise as defined by CDC 5. And has evidence of ≥2 doses of COVID-19 original vaccine formulation before the calendar index date 6. And does not have original vaccine formulation within 2 months before calendar index date. By Disease Status, Bivalent Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Has medical and pharmacy enrollment in HealthVerity as of 31 August 2022 2. And is age \>=6 months 3. And has continuous medical and pharmacy enrollment for 6 months before the calendar index date 4. And has evidence of 1) moderate/severe immunocompromising condition or separately 2) COVID high-risk condition in a period before the calendar index period (lookback times are dependent on the disease and are provided in variable table below) 5. And has evidence of ≥3 doses of COVID-19 original vaccine formulation before the calendar index date. For Pregnant Women, Bivalent Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Has at least 6 months of medical and pharmacy enrollment in HealthVerity as of 31 August 2022 2. And is female sex 3. Aged 12-49 4. And has estimated date of pregnancy start date within 9 months before or any point after the calendar entry date (determined using gestational age algorithm) 5. And has evidence of ≥2 doses of COVID-19 original vaccine formulation before the pregnancy start date or 31 August 2022, whichever is latest. 6. And did not receive the bivalent dose prior to pregnancy, if estimated pregnancy start date is after 31 August 2022

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  • Pfizer

    New York, New York, 10001, United States

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