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. 1976 Jun;52(608):395–398. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.52.608.395

Protective efficacy of a live, attenuated, influenza virus vaccine (‘Alice’ strain)

A Prinzie, A Delem, C Huygelen
PMCID: PMC2496316  PMID: 785431

Abstract

Animal studies have indicated the high degree of efficacy and broad protection of ‘Alice’ vaccine against various heterologous H3N2 influenza virus strains.

Similarly, challenge studies carried out in volunteers have confirmed the high degree of efficacy of ‘Alice’ vaccine versus homologous and heterologous influenza A virus strains.

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