Global study tracks how COVID-19 variants outsmart vaccines

NCT ID NCT05534009

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study follows 1800 healthcare workers from eight countries for up to 24 months to see how their immune systems respond to COVID-19 vaccines and infections. Researchers will collect blood samples and health data to understand how different viral variants affect immunity. The goal is to improve future vaccine strategies, not to test a new treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could help scientists understand how well vaccines and past infections protect against new COVID-19 variants.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly lead to a new therapy. Results may take time and might not apply to all populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo e Carlo

    RECRUITING

    Milan, Italy

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  • Bach Mai Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Hanoi, Vietnam

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  • Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental

    RECRUITING

    Lisbon, Portugal

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  • Heinrich Heine university

    RECRUITING

    Düsseldorf, Germany

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  • Hospital Juan Ghaham Casasus

    RECRUITING

    Villahermosa, Mexico

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  • Ieo Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia

    RECRUITING

    Milan, Italy

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  • Viesoji Istaiga Vilniaus Uiversiteto Ligoninė Santaros klinikos

    RECRUITING

    Vilnius, Lithuania

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