Protocol for COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness multi-country study (VEBIS) using health data registries
This protocol presents an updated common methodology for estimating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) using established health data registries in participating European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) Member States. This work is performed within the Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) project. The first objective of the study is to prospectively monitor COVID-19 VE via pooled estimates produced monthly as part of a multi-country network [1–8]. The present master protocol (version 3.0) intends to update t