Health
EXPLAINER: Should vaccine volunteers now get the real thing? – KOB
HOW VACCINE STUDIES WORK
New drugs, vaccines or treatments usually go through rigorous tests and evaluations before reaching regulators for approval.
For vaccines, researchers compare what happens when a large group of volunteers gets the shots, versus what happens to another large group that doesn’t. They compare side effects in each group. And they measure the vaccine’s effectiveness by looking at how many in each group pick up infections.
To do this fairly, researchers randomly assign participants…
-
Business23 hours agoWhat I’d buy if I had to invest $20,000 in ASX 200 shares before the weekend
-
General21 hours agoFederal government funding extends cohealth GP services until July 2026
-
General6 hours agoMildura man given 28 years to pay $73,000 in unpaid fines and tolls
-
Noosa News23 hours agoAlleged violence within the CFMEU a ‘cancer’, administrator tells Queensland inquiry