Lessons from the first clinical trial of a non-licensed vaccine among Ugandan adolescents: a phase II field trial of the tuberculosis candidate vaccine, MVA85A [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Lessons from the first clinical trial of a non-licensed vaccine among Ugandan adolescents: a phase II field trial of the tuberculosis candidate vaccine, MVA85A [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background: A more effective vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health priority. Vaccines under development will always need evaluation in endemic settings, most of which have limited resources. Adolescents are an important target population for a new TB vaccine and for other vaccines...

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Main Authors: Anne Wajja, Milly Namutebi, Barbara Apule, Gloria Oduru, Samuel Kiwanuka, Mirriam Akello, Beatrice Nassanga, Joyce Kabagenyi, Juma Mpiima, Samantha Vermaak, Alison Lawrie, Iman Satti, Jaco Verweij, Stephen Cose, Jonathan Levin, Pontiano Kaleebu, Edridah Tukahebwa, Helen McShane, Alison M. Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2018-09-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/3-121/v1

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