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by Buttons840 2004 days ago
It's not lack of rigor, it's ethics. We don't want to intentionally expose people to something that might kill them. Instead, we perform a trial on a large group and allow them to naturally avoid or be exposed to the virus as they will. Then, with full mathematical and statistical rigor (the best kind of rigor) we determine whether the vaccine has a demonstrated benefit.