The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and immunogenecity of a third MVA in the HIVIS 03 volunteers who have received 3 HIVIS DNA vaccines followed by boosting with 2 MVA vaccines. The investigators postulate that the Immune responses that were observed in the HIVIS 03 trial are likely to wane over time. To date it is unknown how these responses should best be maintained. In this study the investigators seek to boost immune responses, especially the antibody responses induced by the second MVA boost. Since the HIV specific antibodies were induced only after the second MVA injection, it is hypothesized that a 3rd MVA will give rise to even higher and sustained antibody titers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Healthy volunteers will receive intramuscularly 1 injection of MVA-CMDR 1ml (Total 10 power 8 pfu) boost injection in the left deltoid muscle.
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Proportion of volunteers with humoral and cellular immune responses elicited by 2 different immunization schedules (id or im DNA priming) prior to MVA boosting
Time frame: 1 month after vaccination
Safety assessed by the number of solicited and non solicited adverse events following immunization
Time frame: 1 month after vaccination
Number of staff trained and able to conduct HIV-related vaccine studies at MUHAS.
Time frame: Two months
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