I was paid to work specifically on COVID, so was monitoring the vaccine data very closely. It was *very* promising, but there were a few things that puzzled me in where comparing results in placebo/control group vs vaccine groups, for both Pfizer and Moderna.
So I would check near daily for new results.
And then after Christmas break, when I went to check, found out both control groups had been effectively destroyed. (https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/covid-2020-12-17/card/Pc6LV...)
I'm not kidding, there are no longer any control/placebo groups for these vaccines. These were studies that were approved to run for 2 years!
I had to sit through hours of boring mandatory training from NIH on importance of control groups. In these cases they just threw that away.
It reaks to high heaven to me.
(Note: I've seen nothing to indicate these vaccines are dangerous. Effective? Looks very likely, at least in the short run. Long run effective? HIGHLY skeptical. Total contribution to ending the pandemic from the vaccines? I'm highly skeptical that it will actually be high, when an honest accounting comes out). Would I personally take the vaccine had I not had COVID already? Yes. Though not if I were a kid or teenager (very little risk from COVID).
If you are in medical research, please don't look to these people as role models. Please do things openly, on git, and don't sweep uncomfortable truths under the rug.