Exclusion of older adults and immunocompromised individuals in influenza, pneumococcal and covid-19 vaccine trials before and after the covid-19 pandemic

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    Older adults and immunocompromised individuals from a vaccine-preventable disease. The study populations included in clinical trials, including vaccine trials, should ideally reflect disease demographics. The significant heterogeneity among high-risk individuals may pose a challenge to participant recruitment and retention in clinical trials and can affect the internal validity of the trials results. A recent study found that among COVID-19 treatment and vaccine trials conducted early in the pandemic (from October 2019 to June 2020), older adults were likely to be excluded from more than 50% of treatment trials and 100% of . . .

     

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