Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Should be double-blind. Not sure about randomizing. Probably depends on the study, but can I and my generally healthier social group be randomized along with those in nursing homes or prisons or people with 4 kids coming home from school? Maybe. Research is tricky.
Randomized double-blind placebo controlled is said to be the gold standard of research.
That's what I'm wondering---if someone gets the vaccine (not the placebo) and doesn't contract Covid, is that because they got the vaccine or were in a low-risk group to begin with?
It's like, the only way to really test a bulletproof vest is to shoot someone who's wearing one. (Wait a minute--wasn't that a short scene in "Breaking Bad"?
