Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ...
by ska on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:48PM
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The control group will not be given the vaccine, but a placebo.
Clinical trials are phased. Typically you start with a very small group of people to evaluate toxicity (e.g. below treatment levels of a drug), then a slightly larger group looking for side effect, then a significantly larger group looking for desired effects, and finally a broad group looking for safety and efficacy.
Clinical trials are phased. Typically you start with a very small group of people to evaluate toxicity (e.g. below treatment levels of a drug), then a slightly larger group looking for side effect, then a significantly larger group looking for desired effects, and finally a broad group looking for safety and efficacy.