Immunogenicity and Safety of 23-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine

The investigational vaccine was manufactured by Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd.25μg each for serotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B,17F, 18C, 19A, 19F, 20, 22F, 23F, and 33F in 0.5 mL of sodium chloride, sodium dihydrogen phosphate and disodium hydrogen phosphate per injection.

The control vaccine was manufactured by Merck Sharp \& Dohme, Ltd. Purified capsular polysaccharides from 23 Streptococcus in 0.5 mL of pneumoniae types 0.25% phenol and sodium chloride.