New COVID-19 vaccine trial targets High-Risk groups
NCT ID NCT07069309
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested an updated RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine designed for the 2025-2026 season. It involved 774 participants aged 12 and older, including those 65+ and younger people with health conditions that raise their risk of severe COVID-19. Everyone received one shot, and researchers monitored safety and immune responses over about 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BNT162b2 (2025/2026 updated COVID-19 vaccine)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe and effective updated vaccine that better protects high-risk individuals against current COVID-19 variants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet published. The vaccine may not provide strong enough protection against future variants, and side effects like injection site reactions or fatigue are possible.
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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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774 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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.
- Ages
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12 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: * Cohort 1: Participants 18 years of age or older. * Cohort 2: Participants 12 years of age or older. * Participants 12 through 64 years of age with at least 1 underlying medical condition that increases their risk of severe COVID-19. Exclusion Criteria: * History of severe adverse reaction associated with a vaccine and/or severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to any component of the study intervention(s). * History of myocarditis or pericarditis. * Cohort 2: Receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine or a confirmed case of COVID-19 (confirmed by signs/symptoms and/or a positive test result based on local testing) less than 5 months (150 days) prior to study enrollment. Refer to the study contact for further eligibility details.
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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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Accellacare - Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Bio-Kinetic Clinical Applications, LLC dba QPS-MO
Springfield, Missouri, 65802, United States
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Bio-Kinetic Clinical Applications, LLC dba QPS-MO-Screening and Recruitment Center
Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
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CTI Clinical Research Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212, United States
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Charlottesville Medical Research
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22911, United States
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Clinical Research Consulting
Milford, Connecticut, 06460, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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DM Clinical Research- Cyfair
Houston, Texas, 77065, United States
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Diablo Clinical Research, Inc.
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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East-West Medical Research Institute
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814, United States
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GW Vaccine Research Unit
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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Indago Research & Health Center, Inc
Hialeah, Florida, 33012, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84109, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic South
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84121, United States
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Kentucky Pediatric/ Adult Research
Bardstown, Kentucky, 40004, United States
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Palm Springs Community Health Center
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research, LLC
Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
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Senders Pediatrics
South Euclid, Ohio, 44121, United States
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The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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