The Indian government has been forced to draft an emergency plan to tackle an escalating outbreak of H1N1 influenza,because it does not have a plan in place to deal with recurring outbreaks of the…
J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul 20.Background. Adjuvanted vaccines have the potential to improve influenza pandemic response. AS03 adjuvant has been shown to enhance the immune response to inactivated influenza vaccines.Methods. This trial was designed to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine at varying dosages of hemagglutinin with and without [...]
J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar 1;205(5):703-12. Epub 2012 Jan 24.BACKGROUND:The immunogenicity of a high hemagglutinin (HA) dose or a second dose of influenza vaccine in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals has not been fully explored. METHODS:One hundered ninety-two HIV-infected individuals aged 18-64 years were stratified by CD4 cell count (/=200 cells/mL) and randomized [...]
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