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Study finds partially-efficacious vaccine can offer a fundamental solution to the pandemic and at high cost-effectiveness

​​​Several SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates are currently in the pipeline. In this context and with the aim of informing SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development, licensure, decision-making, and implementation, Dr. Ghina Mumtaz and ​Sarah Al-Omari from the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut ​along with experts from ​Cornell University and Qatar University published a new study entitled "Epidemiological impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: mathematical modeling analyses."

Through determining key preferred vaccine product characteristics and associated population-level impact, the study suggests that even a partially-efficacious vaccine can offer a fundamental solution to control SARS-CoV-2 infection and at high cost-effectiveness.

Read the full study HERE​

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