«Studies should continue to
compare vaccine effectiveness before and after sexual debut and by vaccine doses received and to explore the role of herd immunity,» added Perkins.
Not exact matches
Final results were set to be publicly released in 2008 or later, but an independent monitoring panel conducted a scheduled review of the
vaccine's
effectiveness and found that 24 of 741 participants injected with the
vaccine had contracted HIV,
compared with 21 of 762 given a dummy
vaccine, Merck said in a statement last week.
When the researchers directly
compared vaccine coverage against
vaccine effectiveness, coverage proved key in saving lives:
Compared to a
vaccine clinic, where price of the
vaccine is usually primary consideration, here at BHVH when we purchase
vaccines the primary consideration is safety and
effectiveness of the product that will be used.