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RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science

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RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science

Sunshine@piefed.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 7 months ago

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Today, if there is a known vaccine treatment for a disease, the medical establishment considers it unethical to withhold that drug from trial participants, as would happen in a placebo group.

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There can be psychological side effects, such as pain or anxiety.
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  So not efficacy
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    I dont think so. Not sure what you are trying to say here.

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