Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Immunogenicity and safety among laboratory workers vaccinated with Bexsero® vaccine

Eva Hong (1) , Aude Terrade (1) , Muhamed-Kheir Taha (1)

1 CNR - Centre National de Référence des Méningocoques et Haemophilus influenzae - National Reference Center Meningococci and Haemophilus influenzae

Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B is the most prevalent cause of invasive meningococcal disease in Europe and members of laboratories working on meningococci are at risk due to frequent handling. Recommendation for anti-meningococcal vaccination among these workers has been recently updated upon the licensure in Europe of Bexsero® vaccine. We tested the immunogenicity and safety of this vaccine among adults laboratory staff using the recommended schedule of 2 doses at 5 weeks interval. The vaccine was well tolerated in spite of frequent local side effects and all participants reported at least one side effect after each dose. Immunogenicity was evaluated 6 weeks and one year after the second dose. All participants showed increase in their bactericidal titers against the components of the vaccine 6 weeks after the second dose, however titers declined significantly one year later.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Immunology; Vaccinology

Eva Hong, Aude Terrade, Muhamed-Kheir Taha. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Immunogenicity and safety among laboratory workers vaccinated with Bexsero® vaccine. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2016, ⟨10.1080/21645515.2016.1241358⟩. ⟨pasteur-01579663⟩