Testing fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Author:

Więcek Witold1,Ahuja Amrita2,Chaudhuri Esha1,Kremer Michael134,Simoes Gomes Alexandre1,Snyder Christopher M.45,Tabarrok Alex6,Tan Brandon Joel7

Affiliation:

1. Development Innovation Lab, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637

2. Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation, Houston, TX 77002

3. Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637

4. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA 02138

5. Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755

6. Department of Economics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030

7. Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Abstract

Significance Switching to fractional doses could dramatically accelerate vaccination, and clinical evidence suggests that fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines could be highly effective. However, there is uncertainty about the effectiveness of fractional doses. In this paper, we present the existing evidence and use epidemiological models to quantify benefits under various scenarios. We argue for more experimental or observational data to be collected urgently. Because switching to fractional dosing could dramatically accelerate vaccination, the potential benefits of further testing of fractional doses far outweigh the costs.

Funder

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Open Philanthropy

Publisher

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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