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| + | An efficacy study in a vaccine's clinical development asks, "Does the vaccine work?" | ||
| + | In contrast, an effectiveness study, usually retrospectively as a case-control or cohort study, asks the question "Does vaccination help people?". | ||
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| + | Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9855432 | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 26 March 2023
Measuring protection: efficacy versus effectiveness. An efficacy study in a vaccine's clinical development asks, "Does the vaccine work?"
In contrast, an effectiveness study, usually retrospectively as a case-control or cohort study, asks the question "Does vaccination help people?".
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9855432
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