A Vaccine Booster (GEO-CM04S1 or Pfizer-BioNTech) for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Inclusion Criteria

• Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative
• Age: >= 18 years
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) =< 1
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of CLL according to World Health Organization (WHO) classification
• Prior COVID-19 Vaccination (2 or more Pfizer or Moderna) with last injection >= 3 months prior
• Fully recovered from the acute toxic effects (except alopecia) to =< Grade 1 to prior anti-cancer therapy
• White Blood Cells (WBC) >= 1,000/mm^3 (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Platelets >= 50,000/mm^3 (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless has Gilbert’s disease) (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2.5 x ULN (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Alanine transaminase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Creatinine clearance <1.5 ULN (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): negative urine or serum pregnancy test (To be performed within 14 days prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy) *If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
• Agreement by females and males of childbearing potential to use an effective method of birth control or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through at least 6 weeks after the last vaccine injection * Childbearing potential defined as not being surgically sterilized (men and women) or have not been free from menses for > 1 year (women only)

Exclusion Criteria

• Known current SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Prior Evusheld or other anti-SARS CoV-2 prophylaxis < 2 weeks prior
• Prior hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy within the previous year
• Systemic corticosteroids required for chronic conditions at doses > 0.5mg/kg/day prednisone equivalent within 7 days of enrollment
• Intensive cytotoxic therapies, T-cell depleting therapies, within 30 days of enrollment; however, patients with stable disease on maintenance therapies are allowed (See ConMeds for lists of acceptable and contraindicated therapies)
• Participants who have had a live vaccine =< 30 days prior to administration of any dose of study vaccine or subjects who are =< 2 weeks within administration of inactivated vaccines (e.g., influenza vaccine). Flu shots are allowed > 2 weeks before a study vaccine injection and > 2 weeks post study vaccine injection
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent (e.g., egg allergies)
• Active infection not controlled on appropriate therapy
• History of adverse event with a prior smallpox vaccination
• History of pericarditis or myocarditis
• Any MVA vaccine or poxvirus vaccine in the last 12 months
• Females only: Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Any other condition that would, in the Investigator’s judgment, contraindicate the patient’s participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures
• Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)