Some good new for me and other NSCers on the Novavax trial. Apparently when the efficacy results are released from the phase 3 trial (any day now) they are going to do something called cross blinding where we will receive the opposite jab to the one we received first (50/50 vaccine or placebo)...
Isn’t that what the UK government have done? Pfizer themselves have said they haven’t tested what effect giving the dose 12 weeks has. It may work, may not, who knows?
It seems a huge risk to me.
The trial I’m on, Novavax, is expected to announce the results of the UK phase 3 trial (15,000 volunteers) any day now and the UK has 60m on order. If it’s positive and approved quickly that should help with the roll out.
All the initial findings are it’s the best of the lot.
There are no...
I think it means you can still pass it on even if vaccinated.
Eventually I guess only those not vaccinated will get symptoms so it will be Darwinism in action.
Thanks
My main concern was that if a vaccine is approved and becomes available to the general public I wouldn’t know whether I had a vaccine or a placebo. They assured me that in that case they would tell me if I had had a placebo and I could pull out of the study.
This suggests the virus is here to stay.
Coronavirus: COVID-19 will exist 'for evermore' and second wave could kill tens of thousands - SAGE scientist http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-disease-not-likely-to-be-eradicated-sage-scientist-says-12110135