Efficacy is Relative in a Public Health Crisis: Evaluating the Next Wave of Covid-19 Vaccines

A third Covid vaccine candidate moving closer to potential FDA authorization is less effective than the two Covid vaccines already authorized in the United States. Is it ethical to offer a vaccine with lower efficacy? Is it ethical not to offer it in a public health emergency? The post Efficacy is Relative in a Public Health Crisis: Evaluating the Next Wave of Covid-19 Vaccines appeared first on The Hastings Center.
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