This study compared the immune response to the standard single-dose (SD) of influenza vaccine to a booster dose (BD) re-vaccination given 16 weeks after the initial dose. While seroprotection rates following vaccination were similar, T-cell responses were more optimally stimulated in the SD versus the BD group. SD lead to a greater than 10-fold decline in ex vivo interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels (P < .0001) and a corresponding significant increase in the interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) to IL-10 ratio. Although BD had no further effect on IL-10 production, the IFN-gamma:IL-10 ratio declined in the BD group (P < .001, A/H3N2 and B strains). In the SD group only, IFN-gamma:IL-10 ratios significantly correlated with serum antibody titers (R = .37 - .50, P < or = .01) and ex vivo granzyme B (Grz B) levels (R = .50-.65, P < or = .001). Following vaccination, granzyme B levels were significantly higher in the SD compared to the BD group (P < or= .0002). These results suggest that SD influenza vaccine produces Th1 and CTL responses while BD may produce a Th2 response that poorly stimulates the CTL response.
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Vaccine
January 2025
Department of Method Development and Analysis, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
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Methods: We conducted a population-based prospective study based on four questionnaire-based cohorts linked to national health registries.
Vaccine
January 2025
Zhengding County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang 050800, China. Electronic address:
To evaluate the long-term efficacy and anamnestic response of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell-derived hepatitis B vaccine (CHO-HepB) after 18-20 years, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in seven communities in Zhengding County at the end of 2017. The birth cohort 1997-1999 vaccinated primarily with three doses of CHO-HepB were enrolled in the survey. The HBV serological markers were quantified using the Chemiluminescence method.
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Infection Biology Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO), CONI-CET-UNT, Tucumán, Argentina.
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD.
Background: Following maternal COVID-19 vaccination, the persistence of antibodies in sera and breast milk for mothers and infants is not well characterized. We sought to describe the persistence of antibodies through 2 months after delivery in maternal and infant serum and breast milk following maternal COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and to examine differences by receipt of booster dose during pregnancy or postpartum.
Methods: This is a prospective cohort study with enrollment from July 2021 to January 2022 at 9 US academic sites.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
This study aimed to identify the associations between socioeconomic factors, the social environment, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage among adolescents in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil. This ecological study utilized secondary data from 853 municipalities in MG, covering female adolescents from 2014 to 2022 and male adolescents from 2017 to 2022, as provided by the information system of the National Immunization Program. Spatial statistical analysis was conducted to assess spatial dependence and identify spatial clusters of municipalities with high and low HPV vaccine coverage.
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