Publications by authors named "H Findlow"

Background: The use of the multicomponent meningococcal vaccine 4CMenB in the UK schedule at 2, 4, and 12 months of age has been shown to be 59·1% effective at preventing invasive group B meningococcal disease. Here, we report the first data on the immunogenicity of this reduced-dose schedule to help to interpret this effectiveness estimate.

Methods: In this multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, randomised clinical trial, infants aged up to 13 weeks due to receive their primary immunisations were recruited via child health database mailouts in Oxfordshire and via general practice surgeries in Gloucestershire and Hertfordshire.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study evaluated the immunogenicity (ability to provoke an immune response) and reactogenicity (side effects) of a 3-dose schedule of the 4-component capsular group B meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) given to infants in the UK at 2, 4, and 12 months.
  • - Among 187 randomized infants, those receiving the vaccine with routine immunizations had a high serological response, with 97% achieving protective antibody levels after both primary and booster doses, and a significant increase in memory B-cell responses observed post-booster.
  • - While the reduced vaccination schedule effectively established immune memory, it was linked to higher rates of local and systemic side effects compared to the control
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can lead to invasive meningococcal disease to which young children are particularly vulnerable. We assessed the immunogenicity and safety of Sanofi Pasteur's investigational quadrivalent (serogroups A, C, Y, and W) meningococcal tetanus-toxoid conjugate vaccine, MenACYW-TT, as a single dose, in healthy meningococcal vaccine-naïve toddlers versus a licensed conjugate vaccine MCV4-TT (NCT03205358). In this Phase II study conducted in Finland, 188 toddlers aged 12-24 months were randomized 1:1 to MenACYW-TT or MCV4-TT.

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A prospective, randomised, controlled observer-blind trial measuring the efficacy and immunogenicity of trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) and the immunogenicity of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) in pregnant women and their infants up to 6 months of age was conducted in Mali. Here we reported the immunogenicity of MCV, which was used as a comparator vaccine to TIV, in this population. Third-trimester pregnant Malian women were randomized to receive TIV or MCV.

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BackgroundIn 1999, the United Kingdom (UK) was the first country to introduce meningococcal group C (MenC) conjugate vaccination. This vaccination programme has evolved with further understanding, new vaccines and changing disease epidemiology.AimTo characterise MenC disease and population protection against MenC disease in England.

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