The public health value of vaccines beyond efficacy: methods, measures and outcomes

The public health value of vaccines beyond efficacy: methods, measures and outcomes

Abstract Background Assessments of vaccine efficacy and safety capture only the minimum information needed for regulatory approval, rather than the full public health value of vaccines. Vaccine efficacy provides a measure of proportionate disease reduction, is usually limited to etiologically confir...

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Main Authors: A. Wilder-Smith, I. Longini, P. L. Zuber, T. Bärnighausen, W. J. Edmunds, N. Dean, V. Masserey Spicher, M. R. Benissa, B. D. Gessner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Vaccine efficacy
Effectiveness
Overall effectiveness
Vaccine-preventable disease incidence
Public health impact
Dynamic modelling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0911-8

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