 Bottles of the vaccine | |
| Vaccine description | |
|---|---|
| Target | Adenovirus |
| Vaccine type | Live virus |
| Clinical data | |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
| License data | |
| Routes of administration | By mouth |
Adenovirus vaccine is a vaccine against certain types of adenovirus infection.[1][3] Specifically it is effective against Type E4 and Type B7.[4] It is taken by mouth.[1]
Common side effects include headache, runny nose, cough, joint pain, nausea, and diarrhea.[2] Use in contraindicated in pregnancy.[2] It consists of live (not attenuated) virus.[2] The tablets are coated, so that the virus passes the stomach and infects the intestines, where immunity is raised.[2][5]
Adenovirus vaccine was approved for medical use by the United States military in the United States in 2011.[2] Prior versions were used by the military starting in the early 1960s.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Adenovirus Vaccine Information Statement | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "DailyMed - ADENOVIRUS TYPE 4 AND TYPE 7 VACCINE, LIVE kit". dailymed.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Tucker SN, Tingley DW, Scallan CD (February 2008). "Oral adenoviral-based vaccines: historical perspective and future opportunity". Expert Rev Vaccines. 7 (1): 25–31. doi:10.1586/14760584.7.1.25. PMID 18251691. S2CID 7058518.
- ^ Flint, S. Jane; Nemerow, Glen R. (2017). "8. Pathogenesis". Human Adenoviruses: From Villains To Vectors. Singapore: World Scientific. p. 153-183. ISBN 978-981-310-979-7. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Adenovirus Vaccine Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Plotkin, Stanley A.; Orenstein, Walter A. (2008). Vaccines (Fourth ed.). Elsevier. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4160-3611-1. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2021.