Can a smaller booster dose still protect against COVID-19?
NCT ID NCT05265065
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a smaller (fractional) dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster works as well as the standard dose. It involved 601 healthy adults in Mongolia who had already received two doses of Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, or Sputnik vaccines 6 to 9 months earlier. The goal was to measure immune response and side effects after the booster.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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601 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Have completed two doses of Sinopharm, AstraZeneca or Sputnik vaccines with the recommended schedule 6 months prior to the date of enrolment 2. Willing and able to give written informed consent 3. Aged 18 years or above 4. Willing to complete the follow-up requirements of the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccine 2. Received 2 doses of COVID-19 less than 6 months prior to the start of the trial 3. Currently on immunosuppressive medication or anti-cancer chemotherapy 4. HIV infection 5. Congenital immune deficiency syndrome 6. Has received immunoglobulin or other blood products in the 3 months prior to vaccination 7. Study staff and their relatives 8. Have a history of a severe allergic reaction to any COVID-19 vaccines or have a medical exception to receiving further COVID-19 vaccines
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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District Health Centre
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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