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clinical research > vaccine > vaccine characteristic > vaccine protective effect
... > virus > respiratory virus > Coronavirinae > transmission > human to human transmission > prevention > vaccine > vaccine characteristic > vaccine protective effect
... > virus > RNA virus > positive-strand RNA virus > Nidovirales > Coronaviridae > Coronavirinae > transmission > human to human transmission > prevention > vaccine > vaccine characteristic > vaccine protective effect

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vaccine protective effect  

Definition

  • Vaccine efficacy and effectiveness are measures that compare the rates of disease between vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Efficacy is measured in controlled clinical trials, whereas effectiveness is measured once the vaccine is approved for use in the general population. The Immunisation Advisory Centre. "Vaccines, efficacy and effectiveness." (Retrieved 03/12/2020 from https://www.immune.org.nz/ )

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  • vaccine effectiveness
  • vaccine efficacy

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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