This study is designed to test the immunogenicity in terms of Hemagglutination Inhibition
(HI) antibodies against each of the three vaccine influenza strains and reactogenicity and
safety of Fluviral® containing the influenza strains recommended for the 2012-2013 season.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the
requirements of the protocol.
- A male or female 18 years of age and older at the time of the first vaccination.
- Written informed consent obtained from the subject.
- Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before
entering into the study.
- Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study, if the
subject:
- has practiced adequate contraception for 30 days prior to vaccination, and
- has a negative pregnancy test on the day of vaccination, and
- has agreed to continue adequate contraception during the entire treatment period
and for 2 months after completion of the vaccination.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the
study vaccine within 30 days preceding the dose of study vaccine, or planned use
during the study period.
- Administration of any influenza vaccine within 6 months preceding the study start or
planned use of such vaccines during the study period.
- Administration of any other vaccine(s) within 30 days prior to study enrolment or
during the study period.
- Clinically or virologically confirmed influenza infection within the six months
preceding the study vaccination.
- Acute disease and/or fever at the time of enrolment.
- Significant acute or chronic, uncontrolled medical or psychiatric or neurological
illness.
- Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition.
- Acute or chronic, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal
functional abnormality, as determined by physical examination or laboratory screening
tests.
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
- Presence of blood dyscrasias, including hemoglobinopathies and myelo- or
lymphoproliferative disorder.
- Chronic administration of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within
six months prior to the vaccine dose.
- A history of any demyelinating disease including Multiple Sclerosis and
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
- History of chronic alcohol abuse and/or drug abuse as deemed by the investigator to
render the potential subject unable/unlikely to provide accurate safety reports.
- Any significant disorder of coagulation that increases the risk of intramuscular
injections or treatment with coumadin derivatives or heparin. Persons receiving
prophylactic antiplatelet medications, e. g. low-dose aspirin, and without a
clinically-apparent bleeding tendency are eligible.
- Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months
preceding the administration of the study vaccine or planned during the study.
- Any known or suspected allergy to any constituent of Fluviral® and/or a history of
anaphylactic type reaction to consumption of eggs, and/or reactions to products
containing mercury.
- A history of severe adverse reaction to a previous influenza vaccination.
- Pregnant and/or lactating/nursing female.
- Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the subject from
participation in the study.