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Re:AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to sus... by lysp on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:20AM (#24419037)
I read some comments online that said the control group is being given a meningococcal vaccine.

Transverse myelitis is apparently a rare complication with that vaccine.

It's possible (although not confirmed), the adverse reaction may have been from the control group.

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Re:AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to sus... by nikk1 on Thursday September 10, 2020 @02:08PM (#24434959)
"... the participant was injected with the company’s Covid-19 vaccine and not a placebo, Soriot said on the conference call..."

https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/09/astrazeneca-covid19-vacc...

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