Acceptability of live attenuated influenza vaccine by vaccine providers in Quebec, Canada

Acceptability of intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine, influenza knowledge and vaccine intent in The Gambia

BACKGROUND The burden of influenza is increasingly recognised in Africa. The WHO recommends introducing influenza vaccination to high-risk groups: pregnant women, children <5 years, and the elderly. The Gambia currently has no influenza vaccination policy, but the NASIMMUNE study, a clinical trial of intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) in young children provided an opportunity ...

Live attenuated influenza vaccine--a review.

Owing to the variability of influenza viruses, vaccine composition needs to be up-dated annually. As many variables can influence their efficacy, vaccines are still considered "sub-optimal". Many studies have been carried out in recent years to improve vaccines. In particular, researchers and vaccine-producing corporations have focused on developing a live vaccine. Among the candidate vaccines,...

Elastase-Dependant Live Attenuated Swine Influenza Virus Vaccine in Pigs

Swine influenza (SI) is an acute, highly contagious, respiratory disease of swine caused by influenza A viruses. In addition, SI infections possess significant human public health concerns as they may serve as intermediate host for the generation of new pandemic viruses. Vaccination is still the primary method for the prevention and control of SI. Currently, commercially available vaccines agai...

Development of an Attenuated Live Virus Vaccine against Sheep Pox

Small-particle aerosolization of live attenuated influenza vaccine virus.

To the Editor—In their recent study, Bischoff et al [1] exposed subjects to a small-particle aerosol of commercially available live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV; MedImmune LLC, Gai-thersburg, MD). LAIV was used as a proxy for wild-type influenza to evaluate the protection provided by N95 respirators, surgical masks, and eye protection. Although the study addresses the important question o...