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SUBMITTER: Frey SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6446137 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frey Sharon E SE Shakib Sepehr S Chanthavanich Pornthep P Richmond Peter P Smith Timothy T Tantawichien Terapong T Kittel Claudia C Jaehnig Peter P Mojares Zenaida Z Verma Bikash B Kanesa-Thasan Niranjan N Hohenboken Matthew M
Open forum infectious diseases 20190301 4
<h4>Background</h4>A/H5N1 influenza viruses have high pandemic potential; consequently, vaccines need to be produced rapidly. MF59® adjuvant reduces the antigen required per dose, allowing for dose sparing and more rapid vaccine availability.<h4>Methods</h4>Two multicenter, phase II trials were conducted to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an MF59-adjuvanted, cell culture-derived, A/H5N1 vaccine (aH5N1c) among 979 adult (18-64 years old) and 1393 elderly (≥65 years old) subjects. Partic ...[more]