About the Authors

Anne M. C. M. Doedée

Anne.Doedee@rivm.nl

Affiliations Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Greet J. Boland

Affiliation Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Jeroen L. A. Pennings

Affiliation Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Arja de Klerk

Affiliation Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Guy A. M. Berbers

Affiliation Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Fiona R. M. van der Klis

Affiliation Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Hester E. de Melker

Affiliation Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Henk van Loveren

Affiliations Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Riny Janssen

Affiliation Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AD G. Boland JP AK G. Berbers FK HM HvL RJ. Performed the experiments: AD G. Boland AK. Analyzed the data: JP AD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AD G. Boland AK. Wrote the paper: AD. Participated in the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of the study; the writing of the report; and the decision to submit for publication: AD G. Boland JP AK G. Berbers FK HM HvL RJ. Conceptualized the project and was responsible for attracting funding: HvL. Supervised the project: RJ. Managed the study at the National Health Institute for Public Health and the Environment: AD. Brought in expertise on volunteer studies: HM. Brought in expertise on vaccination: G. Berbers FK. Led the clinical team: G. Boland. Provided expert advice in interpreting the data: JP. Responsible for laboratory processing and testing: AD G. Boland AK. Responsible for the statistical analysis: JP AD. Expertise on volunteer studies and vaccination: HM G. Berbers FK.