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Oxford-AstraZeneca didn’t tell vaccine trial volunteers about dosing mishap
By Steve Stecklow and Andrew MacAskill Reuters
Posted February 1, 2021 8:12 am
Updated February 1, 2021 8:13 am
About 1,500 of the initial volunteers in a late-stage clinical trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were given the wrong dose, but weren’t informed that a mistake had been made after the blunder was discovered, documents obtained by Reuters show.
Instead, the dosing mishap was presented to the trial participants in a letter dated June 8 as an opportunity for University of Oxford researchers to learn how well the vaccine works at different doses. The letter was signed by the trial’s chief investigator, Oxford professor Andrew J. Pollard, and sent to the trial subjects...
Oxford-AstraZeneca didn’t tell vaccine trial volunteers about dosing mishap
By Steve Stecklow and Andrew MacAskill Reuters
Posted February 1, 2021 8:12 am
Updated February 1, 2021 8:13 am
About 1,500 of the initial volunteers in a late-stage clinical trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were given the wrong dose, but weren’t informed that a mistake had been made after the blunder was discovered, documents obtained by Reuters show.
Instead, the dosing mishap was presented to the trial participants in a letter dated June 8 as an opportunity for University of Oxford researchers to learn how well the vaccine works at different doses. The letter was signed by the trial’s chief investigator, Oxford professor Andrew J. Pollard, and sent to the trial subjects...
