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Measles immunity gap among reproductive-age women participating in a simulated HIV vaccine efficacy trial in Zambia.
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Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics [Hum Vaccin Immunother] 2022 Nov 30; Vol. 18 (5), pp. 2066426. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 21. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Measles is a vaccine-preventable viral disease whose vaccination coverage remains low in Zambia, where the target group for vaccination is children aged 9 to 18 months. In addition to inadequate measles vaccination coverage among children, few studies address potential resultant immunity gaps among adults. We analyzed data from a simulated HIV vaccine efficacy trial (SiVET) conducted from 2015-2017 among adult Zambian women of childbearing age to determine measles antibody seroprevalence before and after vaccination with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. We used MMR vaccine as a substitute for an experimental HIV vaccine as part of a simulation exercise to prepare for an HIV vaccine efficacy trial. We found that 75% of women had measles antibodies prior to receiving MMR, which increased to 98% after vaccination. In contrast, mumps and rubella antibody prevalence was high before (93% and 97%, respectively) and after (99% and 100%, respectively) vaccination. The low baseline measles seropositivity suggests an immunity gap among women of childbearing age. We recommend that measles vaccination programs target women of childbearing age, who can pass antibodies on to neonates. Moreover, administering the MMR vaccine to clinical trial candidates could prevent measles, mumps or rubella-related adverse events during actual trials.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Antibodies, Viral
Child
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Vaccination
Vaccine Efficacy
Zambia
AIDS Vaccines
HIV Infections prevention & control
Measles epidemiology
Mumps prevention & control
Rubella prevention & control
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2164-554X
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35446726
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2066426