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Paper “Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessment”, has been publised in BMC Medical Research Methodology, and has been selected by its editor

⇒ Meurisse, M., Estupiñán-Romero, F., González-Galindo, J. et al. Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessment. BMC Med Res Methodol 23, 248 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02068-3

The research presents a methodological framework that enables public health research questions to be addressed through the federated analysis of observational data from different regions and countries, whilst preserving the privacy of individual data.