摘要 |
<p>Novel compositions and methods for vaccinating a subject against influenza.. The compositions and methods are based on the use a vaccine that includes an antigen that is extracted from Streptococcus pneumonia. The methods are particularly useful for vaccination of subjects who do not have an increased risk of developing pneumonia, subjects who have 4 x 10<SUP>9</SUP> to 11 x 10<SUP>9</SUP> white blood cells in a liter of blood, subjects who are not immunocompromised, subject who have functional spleen, subjects who are allergic to inactivated virus-based influenza vaccine, subjects who are allergic to eggs, subjects who are diagnosed with a Guillain-Barré syndrome, subjects who do not have cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma, subjects who do not have HIV infection, subjects who are not diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, subjects who are not recipients of organ transplants or bone marrow transplants, subject who do not take medications that lower immunity, and subject that are less than 65 years old.</p> |