The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of an updated vaccine against COVID-19. This study is seeking participants 12 through 64 years of age who are considered to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19 disease per study protocol and those 65 years of age and older. All participants in this study will receive 1 shot to their arm of a BNT162b2 (2025/2026 recommended SARS-CoV-2 strain) 30 µg RNA-based vaccine which targets a circulating variant of SARS-CoV-2 and is selected for the 2025-2026 COVID-19 respiratory virus season. This study is about 6 months for each participant. Participants will either be enrolled in Cohort 1 (Groups 1 and 2) or Cohort 2 (Groups 3 and 4). Participants enrolled in Cohort 1 will have at least 4 visits and participants enrolled in Cohort 2 will have at least 3 visits.
Phase 3 trials are pivotal studies with large patient populations (hundreds to thousands) designed to prove efficacy and safety for FDA submission. A successful Phase 3 readout is typically the last major hurdle before a New Drug Application (NDA) or BLA filing.
Enrollment is complete. The trial is in its follow-up or data collection phase — a readout may occur on or near the primary completion date.
BioNTech SE (BNTX) is the sponsoring company for this trial. BiotechSign currently grades this company F (20/100) based on composite catalyst signals across its full pipeline. This trial is one data point in that overall catalyst picture.