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Testing using the customer is pretty much standard in software these days. Did they monitor responses in the vaccinated public? If so, it was a kind of phase 3.
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
Testing using the customer is pretty much standard in software these days. Did they monitor responses in the vaccinated public? If so, it was a kind of phase 3.
- notfromhere 6y agoWhen someone’s app goes haywire, it’s a little different than a vaccine going bad.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoDepends on the app. And a 'vaccine going bad' can just be 'didn't help'. Not all apocalyptic outcomes. In fact, adverse reactions have already been tested for in previous phases. Phase III is all about effectiveness. In a pandemic it seems rational to do this testing quickly. Its defensible to do it in public trials.
- notfromhere 6y agoRussia skipped Phase 3 and went straight to injecting the public
- JoeAltmaier 6y ago...which would then either work or fail. But not cause massive problems otherwise. That's what Phase 3 is all about - testing effectiveness, not avoiding side effects.
- amazingman 6y agoWould it even be possible to properly staff a monitoring operation for “kind of phase 3” testing on the general public?