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I remember writing the following about the AstraZeneca vaccine in Nov 2020 when concerns were raised with it. Two things can be both be true: - the vaccine is
by brianmcc 5y ago
I remember writing the following about the AstraZeneca vaccine in Nov 2020 when concerns were raised with it.
Two things can be both be true:
- the vaccine is safe and effective
- parts of approach in running studies weren't as good as they should have been
Seems to perhaps apply here too.
- fabian2k 5y agoWhy not? Any mistake or design flaw in the trials reduces their value, it doesn't completely eliminate it. The mistake in the AZ trial is something I consider extremely embarassing and stupid (assuming the published information about it is correct). It's the kind of mistake nobody that actually works in a lab should make, and I really question the competency of the people involved here. But in the end this meant that a part of the study got a half-dose of the vaccine. That makes the interpretation a bit more difficult, but it does not invalidate the trial.