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Phase 2 assessment of the safety and immunogenicity of two inactivated pandemic monovalent H1N1 vaccines in adults as a component of the U.S. pandemic preparedness plan in 2009.

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Chen, WH; Winokur, PL; Edwards, KM; Jackson, LA; Wald, A; Walter, EB; Noah, DL; Wolff, M; Kotloff, KL; Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Adult Study Group
Published in: Vaccine
June 13, 2012

BACKGROUND: The influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in 2009 created an urgent need to develop vaccines for mass immunization. To guide decisions regarding the optimal immunization dosage and schedule for adults, we evaluated two monovalent, inactivated, unadjuvanted H1N1 influenza vaccines in independent, but simultaneously conducted, multi-center Phase 2 trials of identical design. METHODS: Healthy adults, stratified by age (18-64 years and ≥65 years), were randomized (1:1 allocation), in a double-blind, parallel-group design, to receive two intramuscular doses (21 days apart) of vaccine containing approximately 15 μg or 30 μg of hemagglutinin (HA). Primary endpoints were safety (reactogenicity for 8 days after each vaccination and vaccine-associated serious adverse events during the 7 month study) and immunogenicity (proportion of subjects, stratified by age, achieving a serum hemagglutination inhibition [HI] antibody titer ≥1:40 or a ≥4-fold rise in titer after a single injection of either dosage). RESULTS: Both vaccines were well-tolerated. A single 15 μg dose induced HI titers ≥1:40 in 90% of younger adults (95% confidence interval [CI] 82-95%) and 81% of elderly (95% CI 71-88%) who received Sanofi-Pasteur vaccine (subsequently found to contain 24 μg HA in the standard potency assay), and in 80% of younger adults (95% CI 71-88%) and 60% of elderly (95% CI 50-70%) who received CSL vaccine. Both vaccines were significantly more immunogenic in younger compared with elderly adults by at least one endpoint measure. Increasing the dose to 30 μg raised the frequency of HI titers ≥1:40 in the elderly by approximately 10%. Higher dosage did not significantly enhance immunogenicity in younger adults and a second dose provided little additional benefit to either age group. CONCLUSION: These trials provided evidence for policymakers that a single 15 μg dose of 2009 A/H1N1 vaccine would likely protect most U.S. adults and suggest a potential benefit of a 30 μg dose for the elderly.

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Vaccine

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EISSN

1873-2518

Publication Date

June 13, 2012

Volume

30

Issue

28

Start / End Page

4240 / 4248

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Virology
  • Vaccines, Inactivated
  • United States
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Influenza, Human
  • Influenza Vaccines
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
 

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Chen, W. H., Winokur, P. L., Edwards, K. M., Jackson, L. A., Wald, A., Walter, E. B., … Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Adult Study Group. (2012). Phase 2 assessment of the safety and immunogenicity of two inactivated pandemic monovalent H1N1 vaccines in adults as a component of the U.S. pandemic preparedness plan in 2009. Vaccine, 30(28), 4240–4248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.044
Chen, Wilbur H., Patricia L. Winokur, Kathryn M. Edwards, Lisa A. Jackson, Anna Wald, Emmanuel B. Walter, Diana L. Noah, Mark Wolff, Karen L. Kotloff, and Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Adult Study Group. “Phase 2 assessment of the safety and immunogenicity of two inactivated pandemic monovalent H1N1 vaccines in adults as a component of the U.S. pandemic preparedness plan in 2009.Vaccine 30, no. 28 (June 13, 2012): 4240–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.044.
Chen, Wilbur H., et al. “Phase 2 assessment of the safety and immunogenicity of two inactivated pandemic monovalent H1N1 vaccines in adults as a component of the U.S. pandemic preparedness plan in 2009.Vaccine, vol. 30, no. 28, June 2012, pp. 4240–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.044.
Chen WH, Winokur PL, Edwards KM, Jackson LA, Wald A, Walter EB, Noah DL, Wolff M, Kotloff KL, Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Adult Study Group. Phase 2 assessment of the safety and immunogenicity of two inactivated pandemic monovalent H1N1 vaccines in adults as a component of the U.S. pandemic preparedness plan in 2009. Vaccine. 2012 Jun 13;30(28):4240–4248.
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Published In

Vaccine

DOI

EISSN

1873-2518

Publication Date

June 13, 2012

Volume

30

Issue

28

Start / End Page

4240 / 4248

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Virology
  • Vaccines, Inactivated
  • United States
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Influenza, Human
  • Influenza Vaccines
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype