Safety and Immunogenicity Study of an Inactivated H5N1 Influenza Vaccine (Whole Virion, Vero Cell Derived)

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and immunogenicity of 4 different doses of adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted mock-up pandemic influenza vaccine. Subjects will be enrolled sequentially into 3 study cohorts with 4 escalating doses of H5N1 hemagglutininin antigen (3.75 µg adjuvanted, 7.5 µg adjuvanted/non-adjuvanted, 15 µg adjuvanted/non-adjuvanted, 30 µg adjuvanted). Starting with the lowest dose level, subjects will receive 2 vaccinations (21 days apart) at the dose to which they were assigned. Subjects will be monitored for safety and for antibody response to the vaccine. A data safety monitoring board will review and evaluate all the safety data obtained for a dose level before allowing administration of the next (higher) dose.