We welcome the opportunity to clarify inaccuracies reflected in the Correspondence by Jonathan Marc Bearak and colleagues on our Article.1 We consider that these assertions are based on misguided premises and a misunderstanding of the methodology.
The Lancet Global Health published a clinical update in Infectious Disease on 01 Apr 2026.
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