Phase II trial in adults of concurrent or sequential 2009 pandemic H1N1 and 2009-2010 seasonal trivalent influenza vaccinations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the 2009 influenza pandemic both seasonal and 2009 pandemic vaccines were recommended. We conducted a randomized trial of monovalent 2009-H1N1 vaccine and seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV3) given sequentially or concurrently to adults.

Methods

Adults randomized to 4 study groups and stratified by age (18-64 and ≥65 years) received 1 dose of seasonal IIV3 or placebo and 2 doses of 2009-H1N1 vaccine or placebo in one of 4 combinations, i.e., H1N1+Placebo/H1N1+Placebo/IIV3 (HP/HP/V3), H1N1+IIV3/H1N1+Placebo/Placebo (HV3/HP/P), H1N1+Placebo/H1N1+IIV3/Placebo (HP/HV3/P), and IIV3+Placebo/H1N1+Placebo/H1N1 (V3P/HP/H). Intramuscular injections were given three times at 21 day intervals. Sera for antibody assays were obtained prior to and 21 da

SUBMITTER: Frey SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4293632 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature