Study of a Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

Summary

The World Health Organisation has warned that an influenza pandemic is inevitable. The avian influenza H5N1 virus strain is the leading candidate to cause the next avian influenza pandemic. This study will test the safety and immunogenicity of a H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine in healthy adults.

Timeline

Start

2005-10

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-11

Publications

• Nolan TM, Richmond PC, Skeljo MV, Pearce G, Hartel G, Formica NT, Hoschler K, Bennet J, Ryan D, Papanaoum K, Basser RL, Zambon MC. Phase I and II randomised trials of the safety and immunogenicity of a prototype adjuvanted inactivated split-virus influenza A (H5N1) vaccine in healthy adults. Vaccine. 2008 Aug 5;26(33):4160-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.05.077. Epub 2008 Jun 13.

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