Table 1

Adjuvants and excipients in the experimental vaccine and the comparator used in the Danish part of the Future II trial (501-015) according to information from the Danish Medicines Agency and the Danish National Committee on Health Research Ethics

Agency/committeeComposition of the experimental vaccineComposition of the comparator
Danish Medicines Agency
Danish National Committee on Health Research Ethics
225 mcg aluminium as potassium aluminium sulfate
9.56 mg sodium chloride
0.78 mg L-histidine
50 mcg polysorbate 80
35 mcg borax
225 mcg aluminium as potassium aluminium sulfate
9.56 mg sodium chloride
0.78 mg L-histidine
50 mcg polysorbate 80
35 mcg borax
 Protocol225 mcg aluminium as amorphous aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate
(Merck aluminium adjuvant)
Merck standard aluminium diluent (225 µg alum) in normal saline, unique selling proposition (NaCl 0.9%) or Merck aluminium adjuvant placebo
 Recruitment brochureNo informationSaline
 Informed consent formNo informationSaline