Preferred Label : Vaccine Efficacy;
NCIt definition : The proportional comparison of infection rate or other disease endpoints between vaccinated
and unvaccinated groups measured in randomized controlled trials.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: The proportional comparison of infection rate or other disease endpoints
between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups measured in randomized controlled trials.
NOTE: The method for calculating vaccine efficacy can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson3/section6.html.
Efficacy is a measurement made during a clinical trial, effectiveness is how well
the vaccine works out in the real world. [After Greenwood et al., Proc R Soc Med.
1915; 8 (Sect Epidemiol State Med): 113-194, The Statistics of Anti-typhoid and Anti-cholera
Inoculations, and the Interpretation of such Statistics in general. After Piero Ollario,
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Feb 17th, 2021] See also vaccine effectiveness, effectiveness,
efficacy, randomized controlled trial (RCT).;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1773270;
Origin ID : C184384;
UMLS CUI : C5544503;
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