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STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: BioNTech expects to seek approval for vaccine by year-end; why the FDA chose a 50% threshold for Covid-19 vaccines

Peter Marks, a top FDA official, shed light on the reasoning behind the agency's choice of a 50% efficacy threshold for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Source: Alex Hogan/STAT

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