Prevention of infection refers to the ability of the vaccine to protect individuals from becoming infected with the tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. A person cannot get TB disease if this person does not get infected. A person who is already infected with the TB bacteria prior to vaccination, may still develop TB disease in this case.
Systematic review of mathematical models exploring the epidemiological impact of future TB vaccines
The aim was to provide a summary of the modeling methodology used, the characteristics of future TB vaccines explored using modeling, and the comparative epidemiological impact of such novel vaccine profiles.