Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated thimerosal-free influenza vaccine in infants and children

OBJECTIVE: Few prospective studies of inactivated split virion influenza vaccine have been conducted in infants and children. Our objective was to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of a thimerosal-free inactivated influenza vaccine (Fluvax; CSL Limited, Parkville, Australia) in children aged 6 months to <9 years.

METHODS: A prospective, open-label, phase III clinical trial was conducted in 298 healthy children previously unvaccinated with influenza, commencing in the Southern Hemisphere 2005 autumn. Participants were divided into two groups (Group A: > or =6 months to <3 years; Group B: > or =3 years to <9 years), and received two doses of the 2005 vaccine, and one dose of the 2006 vaccine one year later (Group A: 0.25 ml per dose; Group B: 0.5 ml per dose). Vaccine safety and reactogenicity was evaluated for 30 days after each dose. Immunogenicity was assessed using hemagglutination inhibition and single radial hemolysis assays.

RESULTS: There were no withdrawals due to adverse events (AEs). The majority of solicited local and systemic AEs were of mild severity. A maximum intensity of severe was reported for injection site pain and fever by only 3.0% and 3.4% of participants, respectively. The vaccine was immunogenic for all antigens, with > or =95% of both younger and older children achieving seroprotection after dose 2.

CONCLUSIONS: This thimerosal-free inactivated influenza vaccine had a favorable safety profile and was immunogenic in children aged > or =6 months and <9 years. Primary and booster vaccination produced consistently immunogenic responses including in children under 3 years of age receiving 0.25 ml doses of vaccine.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 3(2009), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 315-25

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nolan, Terry [VerfasserIn]
Richmond, Peter C [VerfasserIn]
McVernon, Jodie [VerfasserIn]
Skeljo, Maryanne V [VerfasserIn]
Hartel, Gunter F [VerfasserIn]
Bennet, Jillian [VerfasserIn]
Basser, Russell L [VerfasserIn]

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2225PI3MOV
Antibodies, Viral
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Excipients
Influenza Vaccines
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thimerosal
Vaccines, Inactivated

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Date Completed 07.01.2010

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/j.1750-2659.2009.00108.x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM192737236