Efficacy of Vaccination with Different Combinations of MF59-Adjuvanted and Nonadjuvanted Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Vaccines against Pandemic H1N1 (2009) Influenza Virus Infection in Ferrets

Judith van den Brand, Joost Kreijtz, Rogier Bodewes, Koert Stittelaar, Geert Amerongen, Thijs Kuiken, J Simon, Ron Fouchier, G Del Giudice, R Rappuoli, Guus Rimmelzwaan, Ab Osterhaus

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Abstract

Serum antibodies induced by seasonal influenza or seasonal influenza vaccination exhibit limited or no cross-reactivity against the 2009 pandemic swine-origin influenza virus of the H1N1 subtype (pH1N1). Ferrets immunized once or twice with MF59-adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine exhibited significantly reduced lung virus titers but no substantial clinical protection against pH1N1-associated disease. However, priming with MF59-adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine significantly increased the efficacy of a pandemic MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine against pH1N1 challenge. Elucidating the mechanism involved in this priming principle will contribute to our understanding of vaccine- and infection-induced correlates of protection. Furthermore, a practical consequence of these findings is that during an emerging pandemic, the implementation of a priming strategy with an available adjuvanted seasonal vaccine to precede the eventual pandemic vaccination campaign may be useful and life-saving.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)2851-2858
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume85
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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