TWiV 319: Breaking breakbone
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVers review the outcomes of two recent phase 3 clinical trials of a quadrivalent dengue virus vaccine in Asia and Latin America.
Links for this episode
Efficacy of dengue vaccine (NEJM)
Preventing dengue (NEJM)
Dengue viruses (Scitable)
Intention to treat (Wikipedia)
Image credit: Jean-Yves Sgro
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