COVID-19 Vaccines: Pediatric Effectiveness Bridging Not Dependent Upon Immune Correlates
Executive Summary
Ability to bridge from adult effectiveness data to children in the absence of an identified correlate of protection could be affected by proposed dosing regimen and expected similarity in pediatric response, US FDA official says.
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