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Old 09-19-2020, 04:08 PM   #370
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
one year is not "the rule" it's a guideline for vaccine development when not in a pandemic. the CDC link suggests 300-3000 participants, which you might expect if you don't have so many possible positive results because the studies are not done during a pandemic. but right now we do have plenty of data points. current phase 3 studies include 30,000 participants and more
But Trump has castrated the CDC with all information and direction coming from Washington.
The FDA has the power of approval...

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And the FDA says this is what you should do but it's nonbinding.

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The wiggle room is explained in section VIII A & B. Right, section 8.

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Translation - We told you the right way to do it.
But we like our jobs so when the word comes down we say, how high?
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