New 6-in-1 shot for babies shows promise in thai trial

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion criteria : * Aged ≥ 2 months (age range of 8 weeks \<12 weeks) on the day of the first vaccination * Born at full term of pregnancy (≥ 37 weeks) and with a birth weight ≥ 2.5 kg or medically stable prematurely born infants (born after a gestational period of 27-36 weeks) * Infants who have received the birth dose of Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) at least 4 weeks before the first trial vaccination * Participant and parent(s)/legally acceptable representative(s) are able to attend all scheduled visits and comply with all study procedures Exclusion criteria: * Participation at the time of study enrollment (or in the 4 weeks preceding the first trial vaccination) or planned participation during the present trial period in another clinical trial investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure * Receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks preceding the first trial vaccination or planned receipt of any vaccine within the period of 4 weeks before to 4 weeks after each trial vaccination, except for oral polio vaccine (OPV) and influenza vaccination. OPV may be received any time during the study while influenza vaccination may be received at a gap of at least 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after any study vaccination. This exception includes monovalent pandemic influenza vaccines and multivalent influenza vaccines * Previous vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B (except the dose of Hep B vaccine given at birth or at least 4 weeks before the first trial vaccination), Haemophilus influenzae type b, poliomyelitis (except OPV), rotavirus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae with either the trial vaccines or another vaccine * Receipt of immune globulins, blood or blood-derived products since birth * Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy since birth; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent at ≥ 0.5 mg/kg/day for more than 2 consecutive weeks since birth) * Known personal or maternal history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBsAg positive), or hepatitis C (hepatitis C virus \[HCV\] ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] positive) * Individuals with blood dyscrasias, leukemia, lymphoma of any type, or other malignant neoplasms affecting the bone marrow or lymphatic systems * History of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b, rotavirus, or pneumococcal infection(s) confirmed either clinically, serologically, or microbiologically * History of any neurologic disorders, including encephalopathy, seizures (febrile and non-febrile) and progressive neurologic disorders * History of intussusception * In an emergency setting, or hospitalized * Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components or history of a life-threatening reaction to the vaccines used in the trial or to a vaccine containing any of the same substances * Thrombocytopenia, as reported by the parent/legally acceptable representative, contraindicating intramuscular vaccination in the Investigator's opinion * Bleeding disorder, or receipt of anticoagulants in the 3 weeks preceding inclusion, contraindicating intramuscular vaccination in the Investigator's opinion * Chronic illness that, in the Investigator's opinion, is at a stage where it might interfere with trial conduct or completion * Any condition which, in the Investigator's opinion, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives * Moderate or severe acute illness/infection (according to the Investigator's judgment) on the day of vaccination or febrile illness (axillary temperature ≥ 38.0 C). A prospective participant should not be included in the study until the condition has resolved or the febrile event has subsided * Receipt of oral or injectable antibiotic therapy within 72 hours prior to the first blood draw * Identified as a natural or adopted child of the Investigator, relatives or employee with direct involvement in the proposed study The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.