Some reflections on the test-negative design
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2022-12-23 v1
Abstract
We discuss some philosophical, methodological and practical problems concerning the use of the test-negative design for COVID-19 vaccines. These problems limit the use of this design considerably.
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@article{arxiv.2212.11679,
title = {Some reflections on the test-negative design},
author = {Ronald Meester and Jan Bonte},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.11679},
year = {2022}
}
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