Influenza vaccines with reduced amounts of squalene
AssigneeSeqirus UK Limited
InventorsMario CONTORNI, Derek O'HAGAN, Nicola GROTH
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Abstract
Influenza vaccines include hemagglutinin from at least one influenza A virus strain and at least one influenza B virus strain. They also include an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant with submicron oil droplets, comprising squalene. In some embodiments the hemagglutinin concentration is >12 μg/ml per strain. In some embodiments the squalene concentration is <19 mg/ml. In some embodiments the vaccine is mercury-free. In some embodiments the vaccine has a unit dose volume between 0.2-0.3 mL. In some embodiments the squalene concentration is 9.75 mg/mL or 4.88 mg/mL. In some embodiments the vaccine includes antigens from two influenza A virus strains and two influenza B virus strains.
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An influenza virus vaccine composition in unit dosage form wherein the unit dose volume is between 0.2-0.3 mL, wherein the vaccine composition comprises:
- (i) at least one influenza A virus strain hemagglutinin and at least one influenza B virus strain hemagglutinin;
- and (ii) an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant with submicron oil droplets, comprising squalene, where the concentration of squalene in the vaccine is ≦19 mg/ml.
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