Field Effectiveness of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine: The 2018 Navi Mumbai Pediatric TCV Campaign

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Aug 13;111(4):848-852. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0181. Print 2024 Oct 2.

Abstract

Typbar-TCV®, a typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), was prequalified by the World Health Organization in 2017. We evaluated its effectiveness in a mass vaccination program targeting children 9 months to 14 years in Navi Mumbai, India, from September 2018 to July 2020. We compared laboratory-confirmed typhoid cases from six clinical sites with age-matched community controls. Of 38 cases, three (8.6%) received TCV through the campaign, compared with 53 (37%) of 140 controls. The adjusted odds ratio of typhoid fever among vaccinated children was 0.16 (95% CI: 0.05-0.55), equivalent to a vaccine effectiveness of 83.7% (95% CI: 45.0-95.3). Vaccine effectiveness of Typbar-TCV in this large public sector vaccine introduction was similar to prior randomized controlled trials, providing reassurance to policymakers that TCV effectiveness is robust in a large-scale implementation.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mass Vaccination
  • Salmonella typhi / immunology
  • Typhoid Fever* / epidemiology
  • Typhoid Fever* / prevention & control
  • Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines* / administration & dosage
  • Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines* / immunology
  • Vaccine Efficacy
  • Vaccines, Conjugate* / immunology

Substances

  • Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Conjugate