The Next COVID Vaccine Race: Comparative Efficacy In Post-Market
Executive Summary
Multiple simultaneous sponsors, foreshortened regulatory reviews, and a packet of unanswered post-approval efficacy issues make for what should be very competitive – and inherently comparative – post-market assessment period for the upcoming SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
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