The Oxford trial isn't paying anyone. I'm in the trial myself. I assume other people are volunteering because they want a COVID vaccine to come out.
Volunteers for this trial range in age from 5 to 75+. Not everyone is perfectly healthy.
People here are reacting like the vaccine isn't safe and is cancelled now. All this news means is that one person out of tens of thousands had a possible reaction and they have to investigate to see if it is even related to the vaccine (which is the proper procedure). This isn't even the first time that this has happened during this trial - it just wasn't reported so widely last time. The most likely outcome is they pause for a few days and then keep going as normal.
Thanks this is very helpful. I also just read in the Guardian that they paused it back in April due to a similar issue. Fingers crossed it resumes to plan.
Volunteers for this trial range in age from 5 to 75+. Not everyone is perfectly healthy.
People here are reacting like the vaccine isn't safe and is cancelled now. All this news means is that one person out of tens of thousands had a possible reaction and they have to investigate to see if it is even related to the vaccine (which is the proper procedure). This isn't even the first time that this has happened during this trial - it just wasn't reported so widely last time. The most likely outcome is they pause for a few days and then keep going as normal.