New yellow fever vaccine shows promise in safety trial
NCT ID NCT07002060
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new yellow fever vaccine (vYF) to see if it is as safe as the current licensed vaccine (YF-VAX). A total of 640 healthy adults aged 18 to 60 received a single shot of either vaccine. Researchers monitored side effects like pain, fever, and headache for about 6 months after vaccination.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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640 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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 to 59 years
- 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: * Aged from 18 years to 60 years on the day of inclusion * Participants who are healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history and physical examination * A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding and one of the following conditions applies: * Is of non-childbearing potential. To be considered of non-childbearing potential, a female must be post-menopausal for at least 1 year, or surgically sterile. OR -Is of childbearing potential and agrees to use an effective contraceptive method or abstinence from at least 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration until at least 12 weeks after study intervention administration. * A female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum as required by local regulation) before any dose of study intervention on D01 and will be repeated on D29 to confirm the participant is still not pregnant within the 28 days of vaccine administration * Able to attend all scheduled visits and to comply with all study procedures Informed consent * Informed consent form has been signed and dated Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy, within the preceding 6 months; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks within the past 3 months) * Known history of laboratory evidence of HIV infection * Known history of hepatitis B or hepatitis C seropositivity * Known history of flavivirus (FV) infection * Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the study intervention components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to the vaccine used in the study or to a vaccine containing any of the same substances * Personal or family history of thymic pathology (thymoma, thymectomy, or myasthenia) * Chronic illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, is at a stage where it might interfere with trial conduct or completion , including malignancy, such as leukemia or lymphoma * Moderate or severe acute illness/infection (according to Investigator judgment) on the day of vaccination or febrile illness (temperature ≥ 38°C \[or ≥ 100.4°F\]). A prospective participant should not be included in the study until the condition has resolved or the febrile event has subsided. * Alcohol, prescription drug, or substance abuse that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with the study conduct or completion * Receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks preceding the study vaccination or planned receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks following the study vaccination (prior to Visit 2 on D29), except for influenza vaccination, which may be received at least 2 weeks before study vaccine. This exception includes pandemic influenza vaccines including monovalent pandemic influenza vaccines. * Previous vaccination against a FV disease at any time including yellow fever (YF) with an investigational or marketed vaccine * Receipt of immune globulins, blood or blood-derived products in the past 6 months * Administration of any anti-viral within 2 months preceding the vaccination and up to the 6 weeks following the vaccination * Participation at the time of study enrollment (or in the 4 weeks preceding the study vaccination) or planned participation during the course of the study in another clinical study investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure * Deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order, or in an emergency setting, or hospitalized involuntarily * Identified as an Investigator or employee of the Investigator or study center with direct involvement in the proposed study, or identified as an immediate family member (ie, parent, spouse, natural or adopted child) of the Investigator or employee with direct involvement in the proposed study * Planned travel in a YF endemic country within 6 months of investigational vaccine administration
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84109, United States
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health- Site Number : 8400009
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research- Site Number : 8400005
Rochester, New York, 14610, United States
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Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development- Site Number : 8400001
St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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The Hope Clinic of Emory University- Site Number : 8400006
Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research - Providence- Site Number : 8400003
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 02818, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research-New Orleans- Site Number : 8400004
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119, United States
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