As results for the big phase 3 trials for the BNT-Pfizer and Moderna were looming, a debate ramped up: when would the…
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Bias The Pioneering Crossover Trials for Covid Vaccines and What We’ll Find OutRead more
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Covid-19 Community Impact Data, 3 New Covid Vaccines, and Trials in Children: A Month of Dilemmas and Good NewsRead more
It’s been another drama-filled, and data-packed, hectic few weeks in the Covid vaccines landscape. But the visual theme of this roundup post…
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Covid-19 Variants, 3 New Covid Vaccines, and Contested Efficacy Claims: A Month of Seismic Shifts and ConfusionRead more
The second year since the genome sequencing of the new coronavirus has begun. And it’s off to a drama-packed start. Major outbreaks…
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Covid-19 Why Two Vaccines Passed the Finishing Line In a Year and Others Didn’t, and a Month 12 RoundupRead more
We’re into the 12th month since sequencing of the genome of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. And we have 2 Covid…
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Covid-19 A Would-Be Covid Vaccine Crashed in Australia, Leaving Important Questions in Its WakeRead more
It seemed to come out of the blue. Yesterday, the Australian government decided to terminate a billion-dollar vaccine contract. “The University of…
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Covid-19 Across the Vaccine Efficacy Line, and a Late-Breaking Safety Episode: Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Month 11Read more
We’re now into the 11th month since sequencing of the genome of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. This is the fifth…
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Bias Radical Vaccine Trial Transparency & Press Release Readouts: What’s the Problem?Read more
Every time a drug company press release of vaccine trial results blasts through the media, it’s followed by criticism of “science by…
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Covid-19 The First Phase 3 Safety Picture & the Rise of Emergency Use: Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Month 10Read more
NOTE: A lot has happened in the couple of weeks since I last updated this post. New monthly roundup coming soon! We’re…
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Covid-19 Meet the Women Leading Vanguard Covid-19 Vaccine Trials: A Sign of Progress & Reminder of What’s At RiskRead more
Good news and inspirational women are coming in this post, I promise! But first, there’s a bunch of grim reading. Back in…
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Covid-19 Phase 3 Results in Sight for Some, While One Vaccine is Put on Hold: Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Month 9Read more
We’re now into the ninth month since sequencing of the genome of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. And this is the…
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Covid-19 The FDA’s Epic Statistical Fail & Worse: Has Informed Consent Been Made Next To Impossible?Read more
Enthusiasm for an experimental intervention often gets the better of doctors’ critical thinking. I think that happened with the advocates for Covid-19…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Contrasts & Massive Volunteer Mobilization: Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Month 8Read more
We’re now into the eighth month since sequencing of the genome of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. And this is the…