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Vaccine experts urge more inclusivity in clinical trials

STAT

The recently approved RSV vaccines have been celebrated as key public health tools, but some vaccine experts have lamented one aspect of the trials that led to their approval — namely, that older adults were largely left out of them. People who are immunocompromised and those who live in nursing homes were also not included.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novartis is losing its chief commercial officer; vaccine experts urge more inclusivity in clinical trials

STAT

The recently approved RSV vaccines have been celebrated as key public health tools, but some vaccine experts have lamented one aspect of the clinical trials that led to their approval — namely, that older adults were largely left out of them , STAT tells us.  Among Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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