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Editorial
. 2019 May 2;68(10):1631-1633.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy773.

Challenges of Vaccine Effectiveness and Waning Studies

Marc Lipsitch  1
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Editorial

Challenges of Vaccine Effectiveness and Waning Studies

Marc Lipsitch. Clin Infect Dis. .
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  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness.
    Ferdinands JM, Patel MM, Foppa IM, Fry AM. Ferdinands JM, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 18;69(1):190-191. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1084. Clin Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 30561533 No abstract available.

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