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I think the downvotes are from people assuming you're denouncing the placebo portion of a randomized clinical trial? Maybe indicate otherwise? (Or explicitly s
by function_seven 6y ago
I think the downvotes are from people assuming you're denouncing the placebo portion of a randomized clinical trial?
Maybe indicate otherwise? (Or explicitly state it if I'm wrong).
All of those that died during clinical trials deserve respect for signing up and helping us advance the medicine. Their death is a statistic, but not in the Stalin quote sense! It's a statistic that helped us find the treatment that will save millions.
- philshem 6y agonot sure what you mean "denouncing the placebo portion of a randomized clinical trial" but I'm going to move on with my life and accept my -4 reputation :)
- function_seven 6y agoI meant that your original comment could have been read to imply that this placebo-recipient died a needless death. (e.g. "They should have just given him the vaccine!") I didn't read it that way, but I could see how others would.
- philshem 6y agoah ok, I get it now. thanks.