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In this small study involving older adults, adverse events associated with the mRNA-1273 vaccine were mainly mild or moderate. The 100-µg dose induced higher binding- and neutralizing-antibody titers than the 25-µg dose, which supports the use of the 100-µg dose in a phase 3 vaccine trial.
Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity - A Strategy for Containment.
Mina Michael J et al. The New England journal of medicine 2020 Sep
It’s time to change how we think about the sensitivity of testing for Covid-19. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the scientific community are currently almost exclusively focused on test sensitivity. Critically, this measure neglects the context of how the test is being used. Yet when it comes to broad screening, context is fundamental.

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