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Irish_Dem

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2. Covid vaccines have already been in randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled studies.
Fri May 2, 2025, 06:26 AM
May 2

This means that participants are randomly assigned to receive either
the experimental vaccine or a placebo.

A placebo is an inactive injection that mimics the real experience to the patient.

The covid vaccines receive yearly updates to reflect the mutating viruses each year.
These vaccines have already been tested thoroughly as stated above.
But the yearly updates are not placebo studies because it is unethical to withhold
a needed preventive medication. They do undergo randomized and double blind studies.

RFKjr has no idea how research is conducted. Researchers make excellent research protocols
but they must be done ethically.

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This is insane. no_hypocrisy May 2 #1
RFKjr's goal is to kill as many Americans as possible. Irish_Dem May 2 #3
Yup. OldBaldy1701E May 2 #6
Is he just insane or is this a vendetta against American Society no_hypocrisy May 2 #10
Ask the brainworm. LisaL May 2 #14
Covid vaccines have already been in randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled studies. Irish_Dem May 2 #2
The disinformation I'm seeing on DU is mind boggling. yardwork May 2 #12
I keep posting the truth about Covid medical research design. Irish_Dem May 2 #15
You have a lot more patience than me. yardwork May 2 #17
My buttons are getting pushed on some other current issues too. Irish_Dem May 2 #20
You say it would "unethical" to without a needed medication.... AZ8theist May 2 #21
RFKjr appears to want to kill as many Americans as he can. Irish_Dem May 2 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author BadgerKid May 2 #4
Get out your light stix and horse de-wormers mdbl May 2 #5
they'll be recommending shots of bleach. nt Javaman May 2 #7
here comes round two of covid :( nt Javaman May 2 #8
Won't be long and he'll be out cruising with his buddies truthisfreedom May 2 #9
As usual, the Trump cult is killing Americans with impunity. NNadir May 2 #11
And if they apply the same rule to flu vaccines, LisaL May 2 #13
We will have to see BootinUp May 2 #16
If only there were some way to opt out of the placebo group mainer May 2 #18
Bets that the placebo is given to places that voted blue. PurgedVoter May 2 #19
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