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Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine for influenza

Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine for influenza
Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine for influenza
Influenza A and B infections cause significant morbidity and mortality. Over the past 30 years, two main influenza B strains have been circulating globally. The trivalent influenza vaccine used in the last 25 years contains one B strain, with approximately 31% of B strain disease coverage over the last 10 years. Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine, containing two A and two B strains, combines the components of two existing trivalent vaccines to prevent this mismatch. This review gives an overview of the published data about Fluarix quadrivalent vaccines, showing an immunogenicity and safety profile of the vaccine comparable with the two licensed trivalent vaccines containing the same strains, but with no evidence for efficacy in the literature. Future vaccines aim for a universal influenza vaccine that will give a long-lasting protection against all influenza strains

1476-0584
1055-1063
de Graaf, Hans
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Faust, S.N.
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de Graaf, Hans
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Faust, S.N.
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de Graaf, Hans and Faust, S.N. (2015) Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine for influenza. Expert Review of Vaccines, 14 (8), 1055-1063. (doi:10.1586/14760584.2015.1057573).

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Abstract

Influenza A and B infections cause significant morbidity and mortality. Over the past 30 years, two main influenza B strains have been circulating globally. The trivalent influenza vaccine used in the last 25 years contains one B strain, with approximately 31% of B strain disease coverage over the last 10 years. Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine, containing two A and two B strains, combines the components of two existing trivalent vaccines to prevent this mismatch. This review gives an overview of the published data about Fluarix quadrivalent vaccines, showing an immunogenicity and safety profile of the vaccine comparable with the two licensed trivalent vaccines containing the same strains, but with no evidence for efficacy in the literature. Future vaccines aim for a universal influenza vaccine that will give a long-lasting protection against all influenza strains

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e-pub ahead of print date: 22 June 2015
Published date: August 2015
Organisations: Faculty of Medicine

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Local EPrints ID: 378337
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378337
ISSN: 1476-0584
PURE UUID: aeb79167-0716-4df1-a620-efbd679958ff
ORCID for S.N. Faust: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-7642

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Date deposited: 02 Jul 2015 08:40
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:26

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Author: Hans de Graaf
Author: S.N. Faust ORCID iD

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