Safety and Immunogenicity of a Monovalent Inactivated Influenza H3N2 Variant (H3N2v) Vaccine in Pediatric Populations

Exclusion Criteria

• •1\. Have an acute illness, including an axillary temperature greater than or equal to 100°F or an oral temperature greater than or equal to 101°F, within 3 days prior to each H3N2v vaccination. 2. Have any condition that, in the opinion of the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, would place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury, render them unable to meet the requirements of the protocol or confound the interpretation of results. 3. Have immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment, or use of anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 36 months. 4. Have known active neoplastic disease or a history of any hematologic malignancy. 5. Have known HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection. 6. Have a known allergy to eggs, egg or chicken protein, or other components of the H3N2v MIV (including octylphenol ethoxylate (Triton® X-100), gelatin, formaldehyde, and phosphate buffered saline). 7. Have a history of severe reactions following previous immunization with licensed influenza virus vaccines. 8. Have a history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. 9. Have a history of alcohol or drug abuse in the past 5 years. 10. Have any diagnosis, current or past, of schizophrenia, bipolar disease, or other major psychiatric diagnosis or a static or progressive neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g. Cerebral palsy with mental retardation). 11. Have been hospitalized for psychiatric illness, history of suicide attempt, or confinement for danger to self or others, within the past 10 years. 12. Have taken oral or parenteral corticosteroids of any dose within the past 4 weeks. 13. Have taken high-dose inhaled corticosteroids within the past 4 weeks. High dose defined as \>840mcg/day (children 12-17 years of age) or \>672mcg/day (children \<12 years of age) of beclomethasone dipropionate CFC or equivalent. 14. Have used any topical steroid daily for more than 3 weeks within the past 3 months. 15. Received any licensed live vaccine within 4 weeks or any licensed inactivated vaccine within 2 weeks prior to the first H3N2v vaccination or planned receipt of any vaccine within 42 days after the first H3N2v vaccination. This is inclusive of licensed seasonal influenza vaccines and routine childhood immunizations provided outside the scope of this study.The initiation of this protocol does not take precedence over routine childhood immunizations. 16. Received immunoglobulin or other blood products (with exception of Rho D immunoglobulin) within 3 months prior to each H3N2v vaccination. 17. Received an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication) within 1 month prior to the first H3N2v vaccination. 18. Are participating or plan to participate in another clinical trial with an interventional agent (licensed or unlicensed vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication) during the 7-month study period. 19. Are enrolled or plan to enroll in another clinical trial that has a study intervention such as a drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication that could interfere with the safety assessment of the investigational product at any time during the 7-month study period. 20. Participated in an influenza A/H3N2v vaccine study in the past in a group receiving vaccine (does not apply to documented placebo recipients) or have a history of A/H3N2v infection prior to enrollment. 21. Plan to travel outside the US (continental US, Hawaii and Alaska) in the time between the first H3N2v vaccination and 42 days after the first H3N2v vaccination. 22. Females who are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed at any given time during the 7-month st udy period. 23. Occupational exposure to or substantial direct physical contact with pigs in the past year or during the 42 days after the first H3N2v vaccination. Casual contact with pigs at petting zoos or county or state fairs, for example,does not exclude subjects from study participation.