SINGLE HIGH DOSE OF MVA INDUCES A PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN NEONATES AND INFANTS

The invention relates to compositions and methods for inducing a protective immune response against a poxvirus in a human neonate or infant of less than 6 months of age. The invention encompasses administering a single high dose of an MVA to a human neonate or infant of less than 6 months of age, wh...

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Hauptverfasser:	Volkmann, Ariane, Cheminay, Cédric, Suter, Mark, Chaplin, Paul
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to compositions and methods for inducing a protective immune response against a poxvirus in a human neonate or infant of less than 6 months of age. The invention encompasses administering a single high dose of an MVA to a human neonate or infant of less than 6 months of age, wherein the administration induces protective T- and B cell responses against a poxvirus in the human neonate or infant.