Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes, at this point it's just data collection and paperwork. If there were going to be problems we'd have already seen it by now. I breathed a sigh of relief around Feb 1st.
So what is the point of the additional data collection then, if the assumption is that this EUA vaccine is the same as any other normally approved vaccine? is it that the current group of individuals getting vaccinated are akin to test subjects to gather more data points?
Also, don't trials for vaccines not approved under an EUA usually involve groups of participants other than those that are healthy adults without any existing health conditions like autoimmune issues or the like?
Not sure I agree that we are out of the woods yet for problems, either - that is why these development periods usually last years and decades rather than months, and even then, historically, they have found problems that did not turn up in trials.