DRUG DESCRIPTION
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE, AN INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE, FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE, IS PREPARED FROM INFLUENZA VIRUSES PROPAGATED IN EMBRYONATED CHICKEN EGGS. THE VIRUS-CONTAINING ALLANTOIC FLUID IS HARVESTED AND INACTIVATED WITH FORMALDEHYDE. INFLUENZA VIRUS IS CONCENTRATED AND PURIFIED IN A LINEAR SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT SOLUTION USING A CONTINUOUS FLOW CENTRIFUGE. THE VIRUS IS THEN CHEMICALLY DISRUPTED USING A NON-IONIC SURFACTANT, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL P-ISOOCTYLPHENYL ETHER (TRITON® X-100), PRODUCING A "SPLIT VIRUS". THE SPLIT VIRUS IS FURTHER PURIFIED AND THEN SUSPENDED IN SODIUM PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED ISOTONIC SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS FORMULATED TO CONTAIN 15 MCG HEMAGGLUTININ (HA) OF INFLUENZA A/CALIFORNIA/07/2009 (H1N1) V-LIKE VIRUS PER 0.5 ML DOSE. GELATIN 0.05% IS ADDED AS A STABILIZER. EACH 0.5 ML DOSE MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL AMOUNTS OF FORMALDEHYDE (NOT MORE THAN 100 MCG), POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL P-ISOOCTYLPHENYL ETHER (NOT MORE THAN 0.02%), AND SUCROSE (NOT MORE THAN 2.0%).
THERE IS NO THIMEROSAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SINGLE-DOSE PRESENTATIONS OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE. THE MULTI-DOSE PRESENTATION OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE CONTAINS THIMEROSAL, A MERCURY DERIVATIVE, ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE. EACH 0.5 ML DOSE OF THE MULTIDOSE PRESENTATION CONTAINS 25 MCG MERCURY.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONVALENT VACCINE IS A STERILE CLEAR TO A SLIGHTLY OPALESCENT SUSPENSION.
ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOT USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE.
ALL PRESENTATIONS OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE DO NOT CONTAIN LATEX.
INDICATIONS
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS AN INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE INDICATED FOR ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION OF PERSONS 6 MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER AGAINST INFLUENZA DISEASE CAUSED BY PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 VIRUS.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
PREPARATION FOR ADMINISTRATION
INSPECT INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE SYRINGES AND VIALS VISUALLY FOR PARTICULATE MATTER AND/OR DISCOLORATION PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION. IF EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS EXIST, THE VACCINE SHOULD NOT BE ADMINISTERED.
SHAKE THE SYRINGE AND SINGLE-DOSE VIALS WELL BEFORE ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE AND SHAKE THE MULTI-DOSE VIAL EACH TIME BEFORE WITHDRAWING A DOSE OF VACCINE.
RECOMMENDED DOSE AND SCHEDULE
CLINICAL STUDIES ARE ONGOING WITH INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL DOSAGE, NUMBER OF DOSES AND SCHEDULE.
AVAILABLE DATA SHOW THAT CHILDREN 9 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER ARE LARGELY SEROLOGICALLY NAIVE TO THE PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 VIRUS. (1) BASED UPON THESE DATA INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED AS FOLLOWS:
CHILDREN
CHILDREN 6 THROUGH 35 MONTHS OF AGE SHOULD RECEIVE TWO 0.25 ML INTRAMUSCULAR DOSES APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH APART. (1)
CHILDREN 36 MONTHS THROUGH 9 YEARS OF AGE SHOULD RECEIVE TWO 0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR DOSES APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH APART. (1)
CHILDREN 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER SHOULD RECEIVE A SINGLE 0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR DOSE. (1)
THE PREFERRED SITES FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS ARE THE ANTEROLATERAL ASPECT OF THE THIGH IN INFANTS OR THE DELTOID MUSCLE OF THE UPPER ARM IN TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
THE VACCINE SHOULD NOT BE INJECTED INTO THE GLUTEAL REGION OR INTO AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE A MAJOR NERVE TRUNK.
ADULTS
PERSONS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER SHOULD RECEIVE A SINGLE 0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR DOSE.
IN ADULTS, THE PREFERRED SITE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION IS THE DELTOID MUSCLE.
THE VACCINE SHOULD NOT BE INJECTED INTO THE GLUTEAL REGION OR INTO AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE A MAJOR NERVE TRUNK.
HOW SUPPLIED
DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS A STERILE SUSPENSION FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION. [SEE DESCRIPTION]
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS SUPPLIED IN 4 PRESENTATIONS:
1. PREFILLED SYRINGE, 0.25 ML, NO PRESERVATIVE, FOR 6 THROUGH 35 MONTHS OF AGE; DISTINGUISHED BY A PINK SYRINGE PLUNGER ROD;
2. PREFILLED SYRINGE, 0.5 ML, NO PRESERVATIVE, FOR 36 MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER;
3. SINGLE-DOSE VIAL, 0.5 ML, NO PRESERVATIVE, FOR 36 MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER;
4. MULTI-DOSE VIAL, 5 ML, FOR 6 MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER, CONTAINS THIMEROSAL, A MERCURY DERIVATIVE, ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE. EACH 0.5 ML DOSE CONTAINS 25 MICROGRAMS (MCG) MERCURY.
HOW SUPPLIED
SINGLE-DOSE PREFILLED SYRINGE, WITHOUT NEEDLE, 0.25 ML, PACKAGE OF 10 PREFILLED SYRINGES PER CARTON - PRODUCT NO. NDC 49281-650-25.
SINGLE-DOSE PREFILLED SYRINGE, WITHOUT NEEDLE, 0.25 ML, PACKAGE OF 25 PREFILLED SYRINGES PER CARTON - PRODUCT NO. NDC 49281-650-70.
SINGLE-DOSE PREFILLED SYRINGE, WITHOUT NEEDLE, 0.5 ML, PACKAGE OF 10 PREFILLED SYRINGES PER CARTON - PRODUCT NO. NDC 49281-650-50.
SINGLE-DOSE PREFILLED SYRINGE, WITHOUT NEEDLE, 0.5 ML, PACKAGE OF 25 PREFILLED SYRINGES PER CARTON - PRODUCT NO. NDC 49281-650-90.
SINGLE-DOSE VIAL, 0.5 ML, PACKAGE OF 10 VIALS PER CARTON - PRODUCT NO. NDC 49281-650-10.
MULTI-DOSE VIAL, 5 ML, ONE VIAL PER CARTON. THE VIAL CONTAINS TEN 0.5 ML DOSES - PRODUCT NO. NDC 49281-640-15.
VIAL STOPPERS AND SYRINGE PLUNGERS DO NOT CONTAIN LATEX.
STORAGE AND HANDLING
STORE ALL INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE PRESENTATIONS REFRIGERATED AT 2° TO 8°C (35° TO 46°F). DO NOT FREEZE. DISCARD IF VACCINE HAS BEEN FROZEN.
BETWEEN USES, RETURN THE MULTI-DOSE VIAL TO THE RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS AT 2º TO 8ºC (35º TO 46ºF).
DO NOT USE AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE SHOWN ON THE LABEL.
SIDE EFFECTS
SANOFI PASTEUR'S INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE AND SEASONAL TRIVALENT INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE (FLUZONE®) ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME PROCESS. THE FOLLOWING SUB-SECTIONS SUMMARIZE SAFETY DATA FROM CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH SEASONAL TRIVALENT INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VACCINES, INCLUDING FLUZONE VACCINE.
CLINICAL TRIAL EXPERIENCE
ADVERSE EVENT INFORMATION FROM CLINICAL TRIALS PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR IDENTIFYING ADVERSE EVENTS THAT APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO VACCINE USE AND FOR APPROXIMATING THE RATES OF THESE EVENTS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE CLINICAL TRIALS ARE CONDUCTED UNDER WIDELY VARYING CONDITIONS, ADVERSE EVENT RATES OBSERVED IN THE CLINICAL TRIALS OF A VACCINE CANNOT BE DIRECTLY COMPARED TO RATES IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL OF ANOTHER VACCINE, AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE RATES OBSERVED IN PRACTICE.
ADULTS AND GERIATRICS
IN PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDIES AMONG ADULTS, THE MOST FREQUENT SIDE EFFECT OF VACCINATION IS SORENESS AT THE VACCINATION SITE (AFFECTING 10%-64% OF PATIENTS) THAT LASTS < 2 DAYS, LOCAL PAIN AND SWELLING. THESE LOCAL REACTIONS TYPICALLY ARE MILD. FEVER, MALAISE, MYALGIA, AND OTHER SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS CAN OCCUR FOLLOWING VACCINATION AND MOST OFTEN AFFECT PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD NO PRIOR EXPOSURE TO THE INFLUENZA VIRUS ANTIGENS IN THE VACCINE (E.G., YOUNG CHILDREN). THESE REACTIONS BEGIN 6-12 HOURS AFTER VACCINATION AND CAN PERSIST FOR 1-2 DAYS. PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIALS DEMONSTRATE THAT AMONG OLDER PERSONS AND HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS, ADMINISTRATION OF SPLIT-VIRUS INFLUENZA VACCINE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RATES OF SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS (E.G., FEVER, MALAISE, MYALGIA, AND HEADACHE) WHEN COMPARED WITH PLACEBO INJECTIONS. (2)
CHILDREN
THE 2003-2004 FORMULATION OF FLUZONE VACCINE WAS STUDIED IN 19 CHILDREN 6 TO 23 MONTHS OF AGE AND IN 12 CHILDREN 24 TO 36 MONTHS OF AGE, GIVEN IN 2 DOSES ONE MONTH APART. LOCAL REACTIONS AND SYSTEMIC EVENTS WERE SOLICITED FOR 3 DAYS AFTER EACH DOSE. MOST LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC REACTIONS WERE MILD. THE PROPORTIONS OF LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC REACTIONS IN CHILDREN WERE SIMILAR TO THE PROPORTIONS IN ADULTS. NO REPORTED LOCAL OR SYSTEMIC REACTION REQUIRED A THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION OTHER THAN ANALGESICS. (3)
POST-MARKETING EXPERIENCE
THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DURING POST-APPROVAL USE OF FLUZONE VACCINE. BECAUSE THESE EVENTS ARE REPORTED VOLUNTARILY FROM A POPULATION OF UNCERTAIN SIZE, IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO RELIABLY ESTIMATE THEIR FREQUENCY OR ESTABLISH A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP TO VACCINE EXPOSURE.
BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISORDERS: THROMBOCYTOPENIA, LYMPHADENOPATHY
IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS: ANAPHYLAXIS, OTHER ALLERGIC/HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS (INCLUDING URTICARIA, ANGIOEDEMA)
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS: GBS, CONVULSIONS, MYELITIS (INCLUDING ENCEPHALOMYELITIS AND TRANSVERSE MYELITIS), FACIAL PALSY (BELL'S PALSY), OPTIC NEURITIS/NEUROPATHY, BRACHIAL NEURITIS, SYNCOPE (SHORTLY AFTER VACCINATION), DIZZINESS, PARESTHESIA
VASCULAR DISORDERS: VASCULITIS, VASODILATION/FLUSHING
RESPIRATORY, THORACIC AND MEDIASTINAL DISORDERS: DYSPNEA, PHARYNGITIS, RHINITIS
SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE DISORDERS: STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME
GENERAL DISORDERS AND ADMINISTRATION SITE CONDITIONS: FEVER, PAIN, PRURITIS, ASTHENIA/FATIGUE, PAIN IN EXTREMITIES, CHEST PAIN
OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLUENZA VACCINES
ANAPHYLAXIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF INFLUENZA VACCINES. ALTHOUGH INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE CONTAINS ONLY A LIMITED QUANTITY OF EGG PROTEIN, THIS PROTEIN CAN INDUCE IMMEDIATE HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS AMONG PERSONS WHO HAVE SEVERE EGG ALLERGY. ALLERGIC REACTIONS INCLUDE HIVES, ANGIOEDEMA, ALLERGIC ASTHMA, AND SYSTEMIC ANAPHYLAXIS. [SEE CONTRAINDICATIONS]
THE 1976 SWINE INFLUENZA VACCINE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED FREQUENCY OF GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME (GBS). EVIDENCE FOR A CAUSAL RELATION OF GBS WITH SUBSEQUENT VACCINES PREPARED FROM OTHER INFLUENZA VIRUSES IS UNCLEAR. IF INFLUENZA VACCINE DOES POSE A RISK, IT IS PROBABLY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1 ADDITIONAL CASE/1 MILLION PERSONS VACCINATED.
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS TEMPORALLY ASSOCIATED WITH INFLUENZA VACCINATION SUCH AS ENCEPHALOPATHY, OPTIC NEURITIS/NEUROPATHY, PARTIAL FACIAL PARALYSIS, AND BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
MICROSCOPIC POLYANGITIS (VASCULITIS) HAS BEEN REPORTED TEMPORALLY ASSOCIATED WITH INFLUENZA VACCINATION.
READ THE INFLUENZA A H1N1 MONOVALENT VACCINE (INFLUENZA A H1N1 MONOVALENT VACCINE) SIDE EFFECTS CENTER FOR A COMPLETE GUIDE TO POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS "
DRUG INTERACTIONS
CONCOMITANT ADMINISTRATION WITH OTHER VACCINES
THERE ARE NO DATA ON THE CONCOMITANT ADMINISTRATION OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE WITH SEASONAL TRIVALENT INFLUENZA VACCINES.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE SHOULD NOT BE MIXED WITH ANY OTHER VACCINE IN THE SAME SYRINGE OR VIAL.
IF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS TO BE GIVEN AT THE SAME TIME AS ANOTHER INJECTABLE VACCINE(S), THE VACCINE(S) SHOULD ALWAYS BE ADMINISTERED AT DIFFERENT INJECTION SITES.
IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPIES
IF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS ADMINISTERED TO IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PERSONS OR PERSONS RECEIVING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY, IMMUNOLOGIC RESPONSE MAY BE DIMINISHED.
WARNINGS
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PRECAUTIONS SECTION.
PRECAUTIONS
GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME
RECURRENCE OF GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME (GBS) HAS BEEN TEMPORALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF INFLUENZA VACCINE. THE DECISION TO GIVE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A PRIOR HISTORY OF GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME SHOULD BE BASED ON CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS.
ALTERED IMMUNOCOMPETENCE
IF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE IS ADMINISTERED TO IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PERSONS, INCLUDING THOSE RECEIVING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY, THE IMMUNE RESPONSE MAY BE DIMINISHED.
PREVENTING AND MANAGING ALLERGIC REACTION
APPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPERVISION MUST BE AVAILABLE TO MANAGE POSSIBLE ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATION OF THE VACCINE.
LIMITATIONS OF VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS
VACCINATION WITH INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE MAY NOT PROTECT ALL RECIPIENTS.
NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
CARCINOGENESIS, MUTAGENESIS, IMPAIRMENT OF FERTILITY
NEITHER FLUZONE VACCINE NOR INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE HAVE BEEN EVALUATED FOR CARCINOGENIC OR MUTAGENIC POTENTIAL, OR FOR IMPAIRMENT OF FERTILITY.
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
SANOFI PASTEUR'S INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE AND SEASONAL TRIVALENT INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE (FLUZONE VACCINE) ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME PROCESS. AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR FLUZONE VACCINE IS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
PREGNANCY
PREGNANCY CATEGORY C: ANIMAL REPRODUCTION STUDIES HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTED WITH INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE OR FLUZONE VACCINE. IT IS ALSO NOT KNOWN WHETHER THESE VACCINES CAN CAUSE FETAL HARM WHEN ADMINISTERED TO A PREGNANT WOMAN OR CAN AFFECT REPRODUCTION CAPACITY. INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A PREGNANT WOMAN ONLY IF CLEARLY NEEDED.
NURSING MOTHERS
IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE OR FLUZONE VACCINE IS EXCRETED IN HUMAN MILK. BECAUSE MANY DRUGS ARE EXCRETED IN HUMAN MILK, CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN THIS VACCINE IS ADMINISTERED TO A NURSING WOMAN.
PEDIATRIC USE
SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS BELOW THE AGE OF 6 MONTHS HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE IMMUNE RESPONSE AND SAFETY OF FLUZONE VACCINE WAS EVALUATED IN 31 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6-26 MONTHS. [SEE ADVERSE REACTIONS, CLINICAL STUDIES]
GERIATRIC USE
IMMUNE RESPONSE TO FLUZONE VACCINE IN SUBJECTS OLDER THAN 61 YEARS OF AGE WERE LOWER WHEN COMPARED TO IMMUNE RESPONSES IN ADULTS 19-59 YEARS OF AGE. [SEE CLINICAL STUDIES]
CONTRAINDICATIONS
DO NOT ADMINISTER INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE TO ANYONE WITH A KNOWN
SEVERE HYPERSENSITIVITY TO EGG PROTEINS OR ANY COMPONENT OF THE VACCINE OR LIFE-THREATENING REACTIONS AFTER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION OF ANY INFLUENZA VACCINE. [SEE WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS AND DESCRIPTION]
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
MECHANISM OF ACTION
INFLUENZA ILLNESS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS FOLLOW INFECTION WITH INFLUENZA VIRUSES. GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE OF INFLUENZA IDENTIFIES YEARLY ANTIGENIC VARIANTS. FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE 1977, ANTIGENIC VARIANTS OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1 AND H3N2) VIRUSES AND INFLUENZA B VIRUSES HAVE BEEN IN GLOBAL CIRCULATION. SPECIFIC LEVELS OF HEMAGGLUTININ INHIBITION (HI) ANTIBODY TITER POST-VACCINATION WITH INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINES HAVE NOT BEEN CORRELATED WITH PROTECTION FROM INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION. IN SOME HUMAN STUDIES, ANTIBODY TITER OF ? 1:40 HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH PROTECTION FROM INFLUENZA ILLNESS IN UP TO 50% OF SUBJECTS. (4) (5)
ANTIBODIES AGAINST ONE INFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE OR SUBTYPE CONFER LIMITED OR NO PROTECTION AGAINST ANOTHER. FURTHERMORE, ANTIBODIES TO ONE ANTIGENIC VARIANT OF INFLUENZA VIRUS MIGHT NOT PROTECT AGAINST A NEW ANTIGENIC VARIANT OF THE SAME TYPE OR SUBTYPE. FREQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIGENIC
VARIANTS THROUGH ANTIGENIC DRIFT IS THE VIROLOGIC BASIS FOR SEASONAL EPIDEMICS AND THE REASON FOR THE USUAL CHANGE OF ONE OR MORE NEW STRAINS IN EACH YEAR'S INFLUENZA VACCINE.
CLINICAL STUDIES
SANOFI PASTEUR'S INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009 MONOVALENT VACCINE AND SEASONAL TRIVALENT INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE (FLUZONE VACCINE) ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME PROCESS. DATA IN THIS SECTION WERE OBTAINED IN CLINICAL STUDIES CONDUCTED WITH FLUZONE VACCINE.
IMMUNOGENICITY IN THE ADULT AND GERIATRIC POPULATION
IN AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE IMMUNOGENICITY OF FLUZONE VACCINE IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION (MEDIAN AGE: 72.0 RANGE: 61 TO 86 YEARS OF AGE) COMPARED WITH YOUNGER ADULTS (MEDIAN AGE: 38.0 RANGE: 19 TO 59 YEARS OF AGE; RACIAL DISTRIBUTION WAS 2 ASIAN, 11 BLACK, 106 CAUCASIAN, AND 2 OTHER; NO GENDER DATA WERE AVAILABLE), THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE OBTAINED USING A SINGLE-DOSE OF THE YEAR 1999-2000 FORMULATION OF FLUZONE VACCINE. (SEE TABLE 1.) ANTIBODY LEVELS WERE OBTAINED ON THE DAY OF AND JUST PRIOR TO VACCINATION AND APPROXIMATELY 21 DAYS AFTER VACCINATION. (4)
TABLE 1: GEOMETRIC MEAN TITER (GMT) AND PERCENTAGE (%) ACHIEVING AN HI TITER ? 1:40 (N = 58-62) IN ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY (AFTER VACCINATION WITH FLUZONE VACCINE)
ANTIGEN PRE-VACCINE GMT POST-VACCINE GMT
(% TITER ? 40)
A (H3N2) COHORT 1999 YOUNG
(N = 60) 16.6 53.1 (72)
ELDERLY
(N = 61) 20.1 58.2 (70)
COHORT 2000 YOUNG
(N = 58) 18.6 72.7 (79)
ELDERLY
(N = 62) 18.1 49.7 (68)
A (H1N1) COHORT 1999 YOUNG
(N = 60) 11.1 35.6 (49)
ELDERLY
(N = 61) 12.2 26.5 (38)
COHORT 2000 YOUNG
(N = 58) 8.9 35.9 (54)
ELDERLY
(N = 62) 6.7 16.0 (23)
B COHORT 1999 YOUNG
(N = 60) 14.4 41.4 (38)
ELDERLY (N = 61) 9.9 19.4 (10)
COHORT 2000 YOUNG
(N = 58) 9.4 21.5 (38)
ELDERLY
(N = 62) 7.4 9.9 (11)
IMMUNOGENICITY IN CHILDREN
IN A STUDY USING 2 DOSES OF FLUZONE VACCINE (2003-2004) IN 31 HEALTHY CHILDREN 6-36 MONTHS OF AGE (3 BLACK, 23 CAUCASIAN, 2 HISPANIC, AND 3 OTHER; 15 WERE MALE AND 16 WERE FEMALE), THE FOLLOWING IMMUNOGENICITY RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON DAY 0 BEFORE VACCINATION AND APPROXIMATELY 14 DAYS AFTER DOSE NUMBER 2. (SEE TABLE 2.)
TABLE 2: GEOMETRIC MEAN TITER (GMT) AND PERCENTAGE (%) ACHIEVING AN HI TITER OF ? 1:40 IN CHILDREN (AFTER VACCINATION WITH FLUZONE VACCINE)
ANTIGEN PRE-VACCINE GMT POST-DOSE 2 GMT
(% TITER ? 40)
A (H3N2) 7.7 52.9 (77.4)
A (H1N1) 6.5 52.9 (77.4)
B 5.2 27.3 (48.4)