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5 ways our immune responses to COVID vaccines are unique – The Conversation AU
Not all vaccines will work so well in all people. That’s why we need large-scale clinical trials to test candidate vaccines in thousands of people.
The Oxford vaccine trial at the centre of safety concerns this week highlights the idea that peoples immune systems respond to vaccines differently.
We dont yet know whether reports of immune complications in one or two trial participants have been linked to the COVID-19 vaccine itself, or if they were given the placebo vaccine.
But it does highlight the importance of phase 3 clinical trials in many thousands of people, across continents. These not only tell us whether a vaccine is safe, but a…
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