9: Vaccination Flashcards

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Vaccination

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deliberate exposure to harmless antigenic material which stimulates immune system

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Aim of vaccination

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elicit T cell response inducing production of immunological memory to provide protection against disease if later encountered
- reducing morbidity and mortality of infectious disease targeted by vaccine

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Type of immunity involved in vaccination

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Artificial active immunity

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Artificial active immunity is

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artificial - haven’t encountered antigen naturally in wild form
active - generating own antibodies and own immune response against antigen

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Acquired Immunity

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immunity that develops during lifetime

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Types and examples of active immunity

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Natural - antibodies developed in response to infection
Artificial - antibodies developed in response to vaccination

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Types and examples of passive immunity

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Natural - antibodies received from mother, via breast milk
Artificial - antibodies received from a medicine/gamma globulin injection or infusion

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Features of an ideal vaccine 7

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completely safe
easy to administer
single-dose, needle-free
cheap
stable
active against all variants
life-long protection

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Herd immunity

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more immune individuals = less likely that a susceptible person will come into contact with someone who has the disease

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How do vaccines work in community

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Herd immunity
Reducing R0 number

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R0

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how many people an infected person is able to infect
aim of immunisation is to reduce R0 to less than 1

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If R0<1

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Infection will die out in long run

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If R0>1

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infection will be able to spread in population

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What are vaccines composed of

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Antigen - to stimulate immune response to target disease
Adjuvant (alum) - enhance and modulate immune response
Excipients = inactive substance serving as a vehicle or medium for vaccine;
buffer, salts, saccharides and proteins to maintain pH, osmolarity and stability of vaccine
Preservative e.g phenoxyethano
Water

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5 types of vaccines and examples

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Inactivated Protein e.g Tetanus toxoid
Recombinant protein e.g Hep B
Live Attenuated Pathogen e.g Polio/BCG
Dead Pathogen e.g Split Flu vaccine
Carbohydrate e.g S. pneumoniae

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Inactivated protein vaccines

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Example: Tetanus toxoid
Description: chemically inactivated form of toxin
Mechanism: induces antibody, antibody blocks toxin from binding in nerves

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Pros of inactivated protein vaccines

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simple to produce
cheap
relatively safe
highly immunogenic (stimulates immune response very well)
high protective efficacy

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Cons of inactivated protein vaccines

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Not all pathogens produce toxins
good understanding of toxin produced needed
sometimes toxin isn’t fully inactivate

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Live attenuated vaccines

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Example: MMR, Chickenpox, LAIV (flu), OPV (polio), BCG
Description: contain mutations which hinder ability to cause disease, but can be recognised by immune system as foreign (lose virulent factors)
Mechanism: “live” so can replicate inside host, recognised as foreign - generate innate response and boost immune response

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Cons of live attenuated vaccine

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May lose key antigens on attenuation
May develop virulent factors
Can infect immunocompromised
Can be out competed by other infections

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Pros of live attenuated vaccines

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can replicate - only low doses needed
strong immune response (life-long immunity)
can induce strong local immune response in site where particular infection is most likely to occur (LAIV)

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Dead pathogen vaccines

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Example: Influenza split vaccine, Hepatitis A
Description: Organism is grown and then killed either chemically (e.g with phenol or formaldehyde) or by heating
Mechanism: Antigenic components still intact so can stimulate B cell and T cell responses

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Pros of dead pathogen vaccines

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Effective
Cheap
Simple

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Cons of dead pathogen vaccines

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Antigen can be altered or destroyed in inactivation
Live pathogen needed to grow (risky for influenza)
live pathogen can contaminate vaccine (polio)
vaccine induced pathogenicity is a risk

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Recombinant protein vaccines
Example: Hep B surface antigen (HepBsAg) Description: recombinant protein from antigen (cultured in yeast) Mechanism: immune system will generate neutralising antibodies against the antigens
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Pros of recombinant protein vaccines
Pure safe good immune response against targeted part of pathogen low strain variation
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Cons of recombinant protein vaccines
Expensive protein structure may not be exactly the same (post-translational modifications may be absent)
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Conjugate vaccines
Example: S. pneumoniae, HIB Description: Polysaccharide coat component is coupled to an immunogenic "carrier" protein Mechanism: Protein stimulates a T cell response (via CD4) which improved B cell immune response (T cell helps affinity maturation to take place)
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Pros of conjugate vaccines
improves immunogenicity highly effective against infections caused by encapsulated bacteria
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Cons of conjugate vaccines
Expensive strain specific carrier protein may interfere with immune response
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Adjuvant
substance used in combination with specific antigen that produces a more robust immune response than the antigen alone
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How do adjuvants stimulate a more robust immune response?
-Potentiate immune response by interacting with PAMPs and DAMPs (cause cell to release inflammatory mediators) -Recognised by pattern-recognition receptors on dendritic cells -which present antigens to T cell
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Reasons for new vaccines (5)
Changing (aging) Demographics Changing Environment (Dengue/other arboviruses) New diseases (COVID-19) Old diseases that still cannot be fixed (HIV/TB/Malaria) Antibiotic Resistance (MRSA, all bacteria)
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Barriers to vaccine production
Scientific challenges Injection Safety Logistics/Cold chain Development issues - time, cost of vaccine development is high, cost of product Public expectation of risk-free vaccines
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How does vaccine development success rate depend on antigen variability?
more diversity = less protective classic immune memory will only recognise one antigenic strain therefore vaccine antigens need to cover all the variety
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In the event of a new virus outbreak, what is used to limit spread?
Administration of synthetic/humanised antibodies against virus = gives short term protection against virus
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Adaptive transfer of antibodies
act of administering protective antibodies (either synthetically produced or humanise after being harvested from animals) to individuals to prevent infection