Heterologous prime-boost vaccination with H3N2 influenza viruses of swine favors cross-clade antibody responses and protection

Influenza: More efficient, more protective vaccinations Boosting an influenza vaccine with a different strain offers twice the protection for half the volume of vaccine. Pigs and humans need two doses of killed influenza vaccine—a “priming” dose, with a “booster” given approximately 4 weeks after—in...

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Main Authors: Kristien Van Reeth, José Carlos Mancera Gracia, Ivan Trus, Lieve Sys, Gerwin Claes, Han Versnaeyen, Eric Cox, Florian Krammer, Yu Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:npj Vaccines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-017-0012-x