Immunogenicity and Safety of Boostrix Polio Vaccine as a Booster Dose in 5 to 6-year-old Children.

Inclusion Criteria:

• A male or female child of 5 and 6 years of age at the time of vaccination.
• Subjects who received a complete 3-dose vaccination with a DTPa-based combined vaccine according to a 3-5-11 month schedule in line with recommendations in Italy.
• Subjects who received a first dose of a live attenuated measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in the second year of life, in line with recommendations in Italy.
• Subjects who the investigator believes that their parents/guardians can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol should be enrolled in the study.
• Written informed consent obtained from the parent or guardian of the subject.
• Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of any investigational or non-registered product other than the study vaccine(s) within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine, or planned use during the study period.
• Chronic administration of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within six months prior to the booster vaccine dose.
• Administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol within 30 days prior to vaccination, or planned administration during the study period.
• Concurrently participating in another clinical study, at any time during the study period, in which the subject has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational product.
• Previous booster vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and/or poliomyelitis since vaccination in the first two years of life.
• Previous measles, mumps, rubella and/or varicella second dose vaccination.
• Known history of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella and/or varicella disease.
• Known exposure to measles, mumps, rubella and/or varicella within 30 days prior to study start.
• Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficiency condition, based on medical history and physical examination.
• History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine.
• Administration of immunoglobulin and/or any blood products within the three months preceding vaccination or planned administration during the study period.
• Occurrence of transient thrombocytopenia or neurological complications following an earlier immunisation against diphtheria and/or tetanus.

• Occurrence of any of the following adverse events after a previous administration of a DTP vaccine:

  • Hypersensitivity reaction to any component of the vaccine;
  • Encephalopathy of unknown aetiology occurring within 7 days following previous vaccination with pertussis-containing vaccine;
  • Fever >= 40°C within 48 hours of vaccination, not due to another identifiable cause;
  • Collapse or shock-like state within 48 hours of vaccination;
  • Convulsions with or without fever, occurring within 3 days of vaccination.
• Residence in the same household as a person high risk for varicella

• The following condition is temporary or self-limiting, and a subject may be vaccinated once the condition has resolved if no other exclusion criteria is met:

  • Current febrile illness or axillary temperature ≥ 38.5 ºC or other moderate to severe illness within 24 hours of study vaccine administration.