UPDATED: Brazilian volunteer in AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial has died in the placebo arm — reportshttps://endpts.com/brazilian-volunteer-in-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trial-has-died-brazils-health-agency-says-report/A volunteer in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial in Brazil has died, Brazilian health authorities said Wednesday, triggering fresh alarms over the future of the Oxford program. But later reports noted that the death was in the placebo group and AstraZeneca issued word that there were no concerns about continuing the study.
The Brazilian health agency Anvisa said it had received data from an investigation into the issue, per a Reuters report. The report was then updated citing a source familiar with the matter saying that the trial would have been suspended had the volunteer been given the experimental Covid-19 vaccine, implying that they were part of the placebo arm.
I'm sure there are Dems who are disappointed by this, or would be if they were following vaccines news. But this does show the attention to detail in these tests (IIRC, there are 4000 participating in the Phase III test in Brazil).
