Abstract
The much-anticipated phase 3 trial of the University of Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine has been paused following a suspected adverse reaction in one of its participants.
As developing a successful vaccine has been widely touted as a way to end the pandemic, this will feel like a blow for many people desperate to get back to normal life.
But how worried should we be? Is the suspension of this trial a major setback in the research effort to find a solution? At this stage, it is difficult to say. What it does show is that the trial is fulfilling one of its main purposes – to rigorously test the safety of the vaccine in a large number of people.
As developing a successful vaccine has been widely touted as a way to end the pandemic, this will feel like a blow for many people desperate to get back to normal life.
But how worried should we be? Is the suspension of this trial a major setback in the research effort to find a solution? At this stage, it is difficult to say. What it does show is that the trial is fulfilling one of its main purposes – to rigorously test the safety of the vaccine in a large number of people.
| Original language | English |
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| Specialist publication | The Conversation |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2020 |
Keywords
- KE
- COVID-19
- vaccines