Would you participate in a vaccine clinical trial?

[mia]

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[Coventina]

1. I just finished an RSV vaccine study.

I felt it was a very worthwhile thing to participate in.

Ask me anything.

[hlthe2b]

2. I have several times (COVID-19, Influenza, an experimental VEE vaccine*) and have overseen others

Realize that clinical trials for which there are already established, effective vaccines will be comparison trials (not placebo-controlled, but rather a comparison with the current vaccines, earlier studies having already shown safety and initial efficacy).

*Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis--a deadly mosquito-born virus that was thought to pose a potential thread similar to West Nile, and others.

[multigraincracker]

3. Sure, if you end up in the control group

You are first to get the one that works. K

[TalenaGor]

4. yes I would...

I used to work at an IRB - Independent Review Board for clinical human trials, the board was made up of doctors, ethicists, scientists etc and we stood between the pharma companies and the FDA - overseeing the trials to ensure they were conducted with a high level of ethical standards that included transparency, safety and measured efficacy ....I came to trust the process

That said I can imagine where trump may have screwed that all up that while gutting agencies.....