Phase 1 Study to Examine the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Liposomal Based Intranasal Influenza Vaccine
Phase 1 Study to Examine the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Liposomal Based Intranasal Influenza Vaccine
Influnza vaccination is highly recommended over the age of 50,but is only 50% efficatious among the elderly. A Vaccine given as a nasal spray may improve compliance and local immunity.Liposomes are lipid particles that may serve as carriers for the vaccine and together they enhance the local immune response in mice when given as nasal spray.This study aims to examine the safety and nasal and humoral responses to the nasal vaccine compared to the commercial muscular vaccine.
Inclusion Criteria:Healthy young(20-45years old) and elderly(65-95 years old) volunteers -
Exclusion Criteria:Known allergy to eggs and to the flu vaccine, pregnant and breast feeding women, chronic viral carriers, recently hospitalized persons
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