COVID-19 Vaccines: Placebo Crossover May Depend Upon Number Of Doses, Allocation Strategy
Executive Summary
Although US FDA wants sponsors to maintain blinded Phase III follow-up as long as possible after emergency use authorization or licensure, vaccine researcher Larry Corey says it will become ‘untenable’ to keep individuals in placebo arm once they qualify for vaccine access under the allocation framework.
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