New bird flu booster shot shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT05422326
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a booster vaccine for H5N6 bird flu in about 260 adults. Some had previously received an H5N1 bird flu vaccine, while others had not. The goal was to see if the booster was safe and triggered a strong immune response. Participants received one or two doses of the H5N6 vaccine and were monitored for about 7 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MF59-adjuvanted H5N6 bird flu vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help create a strategy to quickly boost immunity against new bird flu strains, potentially preventing a future pandemic.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 study with only 260 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The vaccine targets a specific bird flu strain, and its effectiveness against other strains is unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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260 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects who received 2 doses of aH5N1c vaccine or placebo in and completed the parent study V89\_18 in the \<65 years of age cohort. * Individuals who can comply with study procedures including follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, lactating, or who have not adhered to a specified set of contraceptive methods from at least 30 days prior to study entry and who do not plan to do so until at least 30 days after the last study vaccination. * Progressive, unstable or uncontrolled clinical conditions. * Hypersensitivity, including allergy, to any component of vaccines, medicinal products or medical equipment whose use is foreseen in this study. * Clinical conditions representing a contraindication to intramuscular vaccination and blood draws. * Abnormal function of the immune system. * History of any medical condition considered an adverse event of special interest (AESI). * Received immunoglobulins with immunomodulating effects or any blood products within 180 days prior to informed consent. * Subjects, who received an influenza H5 vaccine other than in the V89\_18 parent study or have a history of H5 influenza infection prior to enrollment. * Received an investigational or non-registered medicinal product within 30 days prior to informed consent. * Individuals who received any other vaccines \[except corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines\] within 14 days (for inactivated vaccines) or 28 days (for live vaccines) prior to enrollment in this study or who are planning to receive any vaccine within 28 days from the study vaccination. * Receipt of any COVID-19 vaccine within 7 days prior to enrollment or plan to receive any COVID-19 vaccine within 7 days from study vaccination. * Acute (severe) febrile illness. * A known history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome or other demyelinating diseases such as encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AccellaCare
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Aventiv Research
Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States
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Biogenics Research Institute
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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California Research Foundation
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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Clinical Research Consortium Arizona
Tempe, Arizona, 85283, United States
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Clinical Research Consulting, LLC
Milford, Connecticut, 06460, United States
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Great Lakes Clinical Trials LLC
Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
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Heartland Research Associates, LLC
Wichita, Kansas, 67207, United States
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Innovative Research of West Florida, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc/Foothill Family Clinic North
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84109, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc/Foothill Family Clinic South
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84121, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc/Jordan River Family Medicine
South Jordan, Utah, 84095, United States
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Optimal Research, LLC
Huntsville, Alabama, 35802, United States
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Optimal Research, LLC
Melbourne, Florida, 32934, United States
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PMG Research of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research, Inc
Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
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Sundance Clinical Research, LLC
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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The Center for Pharmaceutical Research
Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States
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