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fancyfredbot
on Sept 8, 2020
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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due...
Not good news, but don't panic - as the article says "Clinical holds are not uncommon", and “in large trials illnesses will happen by chance but must be independently reviewed to check this carefully.”
klmadfejno
on Sept 9, 2020
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I agree, don't panic. However that phrase isn't especially useful. Clinical trials failing isn't uncommon either.
redisman
on Sept 9, 2020
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There are also multiple other vaccines using completely different techniques to trigger immunity in stage 3 trials if this ultimately fails
dvirsky
on Sept 9, 2020
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One bit of positive impact this might have is to increase people's confidence in the safety of the process.
ummonk
on Sept 9, 2020
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Yeah given the size of their trial there's a good chance this is a reaction to something else rather than the vaccine.
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