Dr. Salisbury reply to Meningitis B vaccine question from Sandy Lunoe
The authorities who promote the Bexsero meningitis B vaccine know very little
about the ingredients.
I asked Dr. Salisbury Dir. Of Immunisation, UK Dept of Health:
1. Regarding OMVs (outer membrane vesicles), I understand that they are involved
in creation
of antibodies. Do they also function as adjuvant?
2. What is the function of histidine?
From Dr.Salisbury:
It is not possible to answer if the outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) have an
adjuvanting effect - that certainly was not the reason for the inclusion of the
OMVs.
I suggest you contact Novartis for information on the histidine content.
Yours sincerely,
Professor David M Salisbury CB FRCP FRCPCH FFPH
Director of Immunisation, Department of Health Prof. David Salisbury CB FRCP
FRCPCH FFPH
CONCLUSION
Dir. of Immunisation for Dept. of Health Professor David David Salisbury CB FRCP
FRCPCH FFPH does not know whether the OMVs act as adjuvants nor does he know why
histidine is included in the vaccine.