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grantcart

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17. Good for you, but it has to be single blinded

Reply to Drahthaardogs (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:13 PM

Jul 2020

Don't know how they will rate the degree of virus exposure

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I am in a COVID -19 vaccine trial for the Phase III [View all] Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 OP

Which vaccine is it? marybourg Jul 2020 #1

Don't know until I get there Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #3

Good luck! And thanks! You're a hero, too. marybourg Jul 2020 #6

Please do let us know, I'm very curious. lark Jul 2020 #13

So can you also get the placebo? triron Jul 2020 #20

Yep Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #22

Wow! Good luck! soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

It is, but I'm doing this for the science Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #4

Does this trial then include them exposing you to the virus in large quantities to see if mr_lebowski Jul 2020 #10

No. That's a "challenge" and is not approved. marybourg Jul 2020 #16

No that's why it is single blinded grantcart Jul 2020 #18

Ummm, what exactly is a single blind study? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #32

I won't know if I got placebo or the real vaccine Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #33

But the doctor will. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #53

They will test my blood for antibodies Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #54

Thank you. K & R warmfeet Jul 2020 #44

Good luck 🍀 blm Jul 2020 #5

Thank you! cilla4progress Jul 2020 #7

COOL!!!! i would do that in a nano second!!! samnsara Jul 2020 #8

Good luck--and thanks for your contribution! nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #9

Good luck and thank you. CentralMass Jul 2020 #11

May the odds be ever in your favor. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #12

Nice one! SoonerPride Jul 2020 #14

.. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #15

Good for you, but it has to be single blinded grantcart Jul 2020 #17

Heroism still exists!!! applegrove Jul 2020 #19

What state are you in? triron Jul 2020 #21

Can't say Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #23

Thank you. snacker Jul 2020 #24

Thank you for your service to Civilization NightWatcher Jul 2020 #25

you have......er, guts Skittles Jul 2020 #26

I trust scientists Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #27

Thank you again. warmfeet Jul 2020 #46

Thank you. You're one of the heroes! n/t pnwmom Jul 2020 #28

Cooool Mersky Jul 2020 #29

Best wishes and thank you MontanaMama Jul 2020 #30

What can I say but thank you. People like you are so essential to making a vaccination possible rurallib Jul 2020 #31

Ditto to all that has been said here......... a kennedy Jul 2020 #34

Great work and thank you JDC Jul 2020 #35

Do you know the size of the study? And ... moonscape Jul 2020 #36

I don't. The woman who enrolled me said Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #37

You sir, or Madam, are a true hero. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #38

I hope she doesn't see this post! PTWB Jul 2020 #43

Oh, she would agree. She would not let me do it. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #48

Godspeed! nt Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #39

True Patriot Hip2bSquare Jul 2020 #40

On behalf of everybody on the planet, Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #41

Good luck to you. I signed up for one, but they seem to have enough volunteers in this area already. eppur_se_muova Jul 2020 #42

Honestly, it's a killed virus (I know that much) Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #45

Fantastic. Someone asked me if I would do it... reACTIONary Jul 2020 #47

Thank you from an ex research nurse! Cousin Dupree Jul 2020 #49

Good luck and thank you! k&r DesertRat Jul 2020 #50

Best wishes for a very good outcome. brer cat Jul 2020 #51

Indeed, let us know the result GeoWilliam750 Jul 2020 #52

Thank you! Nt Heartstrings Jul 2020 #55

Thank you much. hamsterjill Jul 2020 #56

You must've gotten your vaccine by now and yes, moonscape Jul 2020 #57

I have not yet. Drahthaardogs Jul 2020 #58