The present study explores whether a simultaneously given hepatitis A vaccine (Epaxal) will have an impact on the immune response to PCV13 (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; Prevenar13) vaccine in adults. The immune response to PCV13 is measured as levels of serotype specific serum antibodies and their opsonophagocytic activity. The results of volunteers receiving PCV13 and Epaxal will be compared to that in a control groups of adults receiving either hepatitis A or PCV13 vaccines only.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
305
Aava Medical Centre
Helsinki, Finland
Department of Infectious Diseases
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Immune response to PCV13
\- To study whether a simultaneously given hepatitis A vaccine (Epaxal) will have an impact on the immune response to PCV13 (Prevenar13) vaccine in adults. The immune response to PCV13 is measured as levels of serotype specific serum antibodies and their opsonophagocytic activity. The results of volunteers receiving PCV13 and Epaxal will be compared to that in a control group of adults receiving PCV13 vaccine only.
Time frame: 2 years
Immune response to Hep A vaccine
\- To study whether a simultaneously given PCV13 vaccine will have an impact on the immune response to hepatitis A vaccine in adults. The immune response to hepatitis A vaccine is measured as levels of serum antibodies (ELISA). The results of volunteers receiving PCV13 and hepatitis A will be compared to that in a control group of adults receiving hepatitis A vaccine only.
Time frame: 2 years
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