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by kurthr 2105 days ago
Do you read Derek Lowe?

https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/09/03/co...

If you don't, you should... and yes, I do. The swine flu vaccine was accelerated. Many drugs for cancer will literally kill you (slower than the cancer), so the safety of a drug needs to be measured against placebo and demonstrate significant improvement. First, do no harm.