Laban, Natasha Makabilo; Bosomprah, Samuel; Simuyandi, Michelo; Chibuye, Mwelwa; Chauwa, Adriace; Chirwa-Chobe, Masuzyo; Sukwa, Nsofwa; Chipeta, Chikumbutso; Velu, Rachel; Njekwa, Katanekwa; +4 more... Mubanga, Cynthia; Mwape, Innocent; Goodier, Martin Rhys; Chilengi, Roma; (2023) Evaluation of ROTARIX® Booster Dose Vaccination at 9 Months for Safety and Enhanced Anti-Rotavirus Immunity in Zambian Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Vaccines, 11 (2). p. 346. ISSN 2076-393X DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020346
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Abstract
Oral rotavirus vaccines show diminished immunogenicity in low-resource settings where rotavirus burden is highest. This study assessed the safety and immune boosting effect of a third dose of oral ROTARIX® (GlaxoSmithKline) vaccine administered at 9 months of age. A total of 214 infants aged 6 to 12 weeks were randomised to receive two doses of ROTARIX® as per standard schedule with other routine vaccinations or an additional third dose of ROTARIX® administered at 9 months old concomitantly with measles/rubella vaccination. Plasma collected pre-vaccination, 1 month after first- and second-dose vaccination, at 9 months old before receipt of third ROTARIX® dose and/or measles/rubella vaccination, and at 12 months old were assayed for rotavirus-specific IgA (RV-IgA). Geometric mean RV-IgA at 12 months of age and the incidence of clinical adverse events 1 month following administration of the third dose of ROTARIX® among infants in the intervention arm were compared between infants in the two arms. We found no significant difference in RV-IgA titres at 12 months between the two arms. Our findings showed that rotavirus vaccines are immunogenic in Zambian infants but with modest vaccine seroconversion rates in low-income settings. Importantly, however, a third dose of oral ROTARIX® vaccine was shown to be safe when administered concomitantly with measles/rubella vaccine at 9 months of age in Zambia. This speaks to opportunities for enhancing rotavirus vaccine immunity within feasible schedules in the national immunization program.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department |
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Department of Infection Biology MRC Gambia > GM-Laboratory Management |
PubMed ID | 36851224 |
Elements ID | 198730 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020346 |
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