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. 2018 Oct 17;15(6):1389–1400. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1528410

Table 2.

Target product profile of a capsule conjugated Campylobacter or other injectable vaccine for global use.

Variable Traveler population to LMI Countries Children up to 5 years of age in LMI Countries
Indication Prevention of moderate to severe illness due to Campylobacter jejuni in travelers from high income countries Prevention of moderate to severe diarrhea due to Campylobacter jejuni in children less than two years of age.
Target Population Adults 18 – 65 years Children up to 5 years of age.
Schedule and Route of Administration* Optimal: 1 dose IM route.
Acceptable: 2 dose IM route 28 days or less
Optimal: EPI schedule – 1 dose IM route.
Acceptable: EPI schedule: 2 or 3 dose + booster IM route.
Safety Safety and reactogenicity profile should be clinically acceptable. Contraindications should be restricted to know hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components
Efficacy* 70% efficacy against moderate to severe illness caused by all C. jejuni strains Optimal: 70% efficacy against moderate to severe illness caused by all C. jejuni strains
Acceptable: 50% efficacy against moderate to severe illness caused by C. jejuni strains in the vaccine
Duration of Protection Optimal: lifetime
Acceptable: 2 years
Optimal: To 5 years.
Acceptable: 2 years, w/boosting possible to extend protection
Cost per regimen $75 – 100 $1 – 3
Co-administration With travel vaccines without interference With EPI vaccines without interference
Vaccine volume 0.5 ml/dose
Target Countries US, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other HDI countries GAVI-eligible and LMIC
Onset of immunity 1–2 weeks after primary series 2 weeks after vaccine series
Indirect protection No Yes, ideally
Protection against chronic health sequelae Yes (functional bowel disorders, reactive arthritis, GBS) Yes (environmental enteropathy, GBS)