Replicate Testing of Clinical Endpoints Can Prevent No-Go Decisions for Beneficial Vaccines
In vaccine efficacy trials, inaccurate counting of infection cases leads to systematic under-estimation—or “dilution”—of vaccine efficacy. In particular, if a sufficient fraction of observed cases are false positives, apparent efficacy will be greatly reduced, leading to unwarranted no-go decisions...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Vaccines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/9/1501 |