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Modelling the health and economic impacts of M72/AS01E vaccination and BCG-revaccination: estimates for South Africa

2023-10-05 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundTuberculosis remains a major public health problem in South Africa, with an estimated 300,000 cases and 55,000 deaths in 2021. New tuberculosis vaccines could play an important role in reducing this burden. Phase IIb trials have suggested efficacy of the M72/AS01E vaccine candidate and BCG-revaccination. The potential population impact of these vaccines is unknown. MethodsWe used an age-stratified transmission model of tuberculosis, calibrated to epidemiological data from South Africa...

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