P-1428. Real-World Effectiveness of 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine among Adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 Years of Age in the United States

Abstract Background The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) was licensed by the FDA in 2021 for the prevention of vaccine type (VT) invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia based on immunologic non-inferiority criteria. No clinical efficacy or vaccine effectiveness (VE) data has been reported for PCV20. The aim of this study was to evaluate age-group PCV20 VE against all IPD and all-cause pneumonia (ACP) among older adults in the US. Methods In this retrospective time-segment design, individuals age ≥65 years were followed through the Medicare database from July 2022 to June 2024 for the first episode of all IPD (VT and non-VT) and ACP based on ICD-10-CM coding. We compared PCV20 vaccinated to unvaccinated adults with Medicare insurance for ≥1 year prior, excluding those who received 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) < 2 years, PCV13 < 5 years, PCV20, or PCV15 prior to the start of study follow-up. The cohort was stratified by age group (65-74, 75-84, ≥85 years). Inverse probability weighting was used to control for confounding and dropout. Cox models estimated hazard ratios (HR) and VE was calculated as (1 – HR) x 100%. The weighted vaccine preventable disease incidence rate (IR)(VPDI) per 100K person-years (PY) was calculated as (IRunvaccinated – IRvaccinated). Results 16.5 million adults were included, of whom 12.2% received PCV20 during follow-up. After weighting and compared to individuals with PCV20-unvaccinated segments, a higher proportion of individuals contributing vaccinated time had >5 outpatient visits in the prior year and had received a PPSV23, PCV13, or COVID-19 vaccine (Table 1). PCV20 VE against all IPD was 25.6% among adults ≥65 years of age overall and 35.4%, 24.0%, and 16.6% among adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years of age, respectively (Table 2). PCV20 VE against ACP was 15.2% among adults ≥65 years of age overall and 20.2%, 15.9%, and 12.5% among adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years of age, respectively (Table 2). Among adults ≥65 years of age overall, PCV20 vaccination prevented 12.5 cases of IPD and 262.0 cases of ACP per 100K PY (Table 3). Conclusion This study presents the first real-world age-group specific estimates of PCV20 VE and confirms PCV20 effectiveness against IPD and ACP among adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years of age. Disclosures Amanda C. Miles, MPH, Pfizer: Employee of Pfizer Inc.|Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Lindsay Grant, PhD, MPH, Pfizer: Employee|Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Private Company) Jelena Vojicic, MD, Pfizer Inc.: Employee|Pfizer Inc.: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)|Pfizer Inc.: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Jeffrey T. Vietri, PhD, Pfizer Inc: Employment|Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Summer rosenstock, PhD, MHS, Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Huihua Li, MS, MD, Pfizer Pharmaceutical: employee|Pfizer Pharmaceutical: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Alison E. Randall, MPH, PMP, Pfizer: Employment|Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Bobby Zhao, PhD, Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Employee of Genesis Research Group, which has received consulting fees from Pfizer Inc. Anan Zhou, MPH, Pfizer Inc.: Employee of Genesis Research Group, which has received consulting fees from Pfizer Inc. Christian Theilacker, MD, DTM&H, Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)|Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Jennifer Moisi, PhD, Pfizer Vaccines: Employer|Pfizer Vaccines: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Luis Jodar, PhD, Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Paul Palmer, PhD, Pfizer Inc: Employee|Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Alejandro D. Cane, MD, PhD, Pfizer Inc.: All authors are employees of Pfizer Inc. and may hold stock and/or stock options of Pfizer Inc. Paula Peyrani, MD, Pfizer, Inc: Employee|Pfizer, Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)

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P-1428. Real-World Effectiveness of 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine among Adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 Years of Age in the United States

Paul Palmer, Christian Theilacker, Lindsay R. Grant, Jeffrey Vietri et al.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
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P-1428. Real-World Effectiveness of 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine among Adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 Years of Age in the United States

Paul Palmer, Christian Theilacker, Lindsay R. Grant, Jeffrey Vietri, Jelena Vojicic, Alison E. Randall, Summer Rosenstock, Luis Jódar, Alejandro Cané, Bin Zhao, Huihua Li, Amanda C Miles, Wencheng Zhu, Xin Zhao, Jennifer Moisi, Anan Zhou, Paula Peyrani
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Abstract Background The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) was licensed by the FDA in 2021 for the prevention of vaccine type (VT) invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia based on immunologic non-inferiority criteria. No clinical efficacy or vaccine effectiveness (VE) data has been reported for PCV20. The aim of this study was to evaluate age-group PCV20 VE against all IPD and all-cause pneumonia (ACP) among older adults in the US. Methods In this retrospective time-segment design, individuals age ≥65 years were followed through the Medicare database from July 2022 to June 2024 for the first episode of all IPD (VT and non-VT) and ACP based on ICD-10-CM coding. We compared PCV20 vaccinated to unvaccinated adults with Medicare insurance for ≥1 year prior, excluding those who received 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) < 2 years, PCV13 < 5 years, PCV20, or PCV15 prior to the start of study follow-up. The cohort was stratified by age group (65-74, 75-84, ≥85 years). Inverse probability weighting was used to control for confounding and dropout. Cox models estimated hazard ratios (HR) and VE was calculated as (1 – HR) x 100%. The weighted vaccine preventable disease incidence rate (IR)(VPDI) per 100K person-years (PY) was calculated as (IRunvaccinated – IRvaccinated). Results 16.5 million adults were included, of whom 12.2% received PCV20 during follow-up. After weighting and compared to individuals with PCV20-unvaccinated segments, a higher proportion of individuals contributing vaccinated time had >5 outpatient visits in the prior year and had received a PPSV23, PCV13, or COVID-19 vaccine (Table 1). PCV20 VE against all IPD was 25.6% among adults ≥65 years of age overall and 35.4%, 24.0%, and 16.6% among adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years of age, respectively (Table 2). PCV20 VE against ACP was 15.2% among adults ≥65 years of age overall and 20.2%, 15.9%, and 12.5% among adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years of age, respectively (Table 2). Among adults ≥65 years of age overall, PCV20 vaccination prevented 12.5 cases of IPD and 262.0 cases of ACP per 100K PY (Table 3). Conclusion This study presents the first real-world age-group specific estimates of PCV20 VE and confirms PCV20 effectiveness against IPD and ACP among adults 65-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years of age. Disclosures Amanda C. Miles, MPH, Pfizer: Employee of Pfizer Inc.|Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Lindsay Grant, PhD, MPH, Pfizer: Employee|Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Private Company) Jelena Vojicic, MD, Pfizer Inc.: Employee|Pfizer Inc.: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)|Pfizer Inc.: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Jeffrey T. Vietri, PhD, Pfizer Inc: Employment|Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Summer rosenstock, PhD, MHS, Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Huihua Li, MS, MD, Pfizer Pharmaceutical: employee|Pfizer Pharmaceutical: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Alison E. Randall, MPH, PMP, Pfizer: Employment|Pfizer: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Bobby Zhao, PhD, Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Employee of Genesis Research Group, which has received consulting fees from Pfizer Inc. Anan Zhou, MPH, Pfizer Inc.: Employee of Genesis Research Group, which has received consulting fees from Pfizer Inc. Christian Theilacker, MD, DTM&H, Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)|Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Jennifer Moisi, PhD, Pfizer Vaccines: Employer|Pfizer Vaccines: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Luis Jodar, PhD, Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Paul Palmer, PhD, Pfizer Inc: Employee|Pfizer Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) Alejandro D. Cane, MD, PhD, Pfizer Inc.: All authors are employees of Pfizer Inc. and may hold stock and/or stock options of Pfizer Inc. Paula Peyrani, MD, Pfizer, Inc: Employee|Pfizer, Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)

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