Assess the Safety, Reactogenicity, Immunogenicity & Long-term Persistence of One Intramuscular Dose of GSK Biologicals' MenACWY Conjugate Vaccine vs One Subcutaneous Dose of Mencevax™ ACWY in Healthy Adults Aged 18-25 Yrs
Assess the Safety, Reactogenicity, Immunogenicity & Long-term Persistence of One Intramuscular Dose of GSK Biologicals' MenACWY Conjugate Vaccine vs One Subcutaneous Dose of Mencevax™ ACWY in Healthy Adults Aged 18-25 Yrs
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, immunogenicity and persistence up to three years after administration of one dose of the MenACWY conjugate vaccine when given to young adults aged 18-25 years.
Administration of the candidate vaccine or of the active control (Mencevax™ ACWY) will be done in an open manner. The study consists of a vaccination phase during which subjects receive one vaccine dose (GSK's MenACWY conjugate vaccine or Mencevax™ ACWY vaccine) and 3 years of follow-up. There are in total 7 visits to the doctor: before and 2, 7 and 30 days after vaccination (vaccination phase) as well as 12, 24 and 36 months after vaccination (follow-up phase). 7 blood samples are taken: one at each visit.
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