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Fractional Yellow Fever Vaccination Fails Non-Inferiority in Infants: Why Adult Data Cannot Be Extrapolated to Pediatric Populations
A randomized, double-blind trial in Kenya and Uganda reveals that a 500 IU fractional dose of yellow fever vaccine is not non-inferior to the standard dose in infants, suggesting that lower dose requirements in adults are not generalizable to pediatric populations.
