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mia

(8,474 posts)
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:44 AM Monday

Would you participate in a vaccine clinical trial?

I received this message today from my local Miami pharmacy.

Walgreens Clinical Trials: Reminder: Stay protected. Stay involved. Receive updates on future vaccine studies-join today: https://mywalgreenstrials.com/SVax_1RSMS2B Msg & data rates may apply.
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Would you participate in a vaccine clinical trial? (Original Post) mia Monday OP
I just finished an RSV vaccine study. Coventina Monday #1
I have several times (COVID-19, Influenza, an experimental VEE vaccine*) and have overseen others hlthe2b Monday #2
Sure, if you end up in the control group multigraincracker Monday #3
My oldest was in the Pfizer covid vaccine trial LetMyPeopleVote Monday #6
yes I would... TalenaGor Monday #4
My oldest child what in the Pfizer COVID vaccine trial LetMyPeopleVote Monday #5
I did. DenaliDemocrat Monday #7

Coventina

(29,268 posts)
1. I just finished an RSV vaccine study.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:45 AM
Monday

I felt it was a very worthwhile thing to participate in.

Ask me anything.

hlthe2b

(112,985 posts)
2. I have several times (COVID-19, Influenza, an experimental VEE vaccine*) and have overseen others
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:35 PM
Monday

Realize that clinical trials for which there are already established, effective vaccines will be comparison trials (not placebo-controlled, but rather a comparison with the current vaccines, earlier studies having already shown safety and initial efficacy).

*Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis--a deadly mosquito-born virus that was thought to pose a potential thread similar to West Nile, and others.



LetMyPeopleVote

(175,668 posts)
6. My oldest was in the Pfizer covid vaccine trial
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:17 PM
Monday

They let him know early on that he was in the vaccine group and not the trial group

TalenaGor

(1,211 posts)
4. yes I would...
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:48 PM
Monday

I used to work at an IRB - Independent Review Board for clinical human trials, the board was made up of doctors, ethicists, scientists etc and we stood between the pharma companies and the FDA - overseeing the trials to ensure they were conducted with a high level of ethical standards that included transparency, safety and measured efficacy ....I came to trust the process

That said I can imagine where trump may have screwed that all up that while gutting agencies.....

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,668 posts)
5. My oldest child what in the Pfizer COVID vaccine trial
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:16 PM
Monday

He was luckily in the vaccine group for this trial and got the vaccine

DenaliDemocrat

(1,727 posts)
7. I did.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:41 PM
Monday

I was on the National COVID response team. A local company routinely does trials. I’m a toxicologist. Myself and our team chemist volunteered for the Pfizer shot. Neither of us got the live vaccine but we still volunteered.

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