borderline significantp = 0.056
For Group 3, the geometric mean PPD was highest after the first vaccination (1194 parasites/mL), declined after the second vaccination (426 parasites/mL), and was similar following the third (437 parasites/mL) vaccination; the Group 3 reduction in PPD after the second dose compared to the first dose was borderline significant (p = 0.056, paired Student’s t-test).