Coronavirus: German vaccine study draws thousands of volunteers

DW ^ | 14 hours ago

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Some 4,000 people have so far registered to take part in coronavirus vaccination trials at Germany's University Hospital in Tübingen, near the southwestern city of Stuttgart.

Researchers say the large number of potential volunteers came as a surprise, as they normally struggle to find enough people to take part in medical studies.

"It's a real luxury situation, unlike usual clinical trials," study director Peter Kremsner told the dpa news agency. "Normally we have trouble coming up with enough test subjects."

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A clinical study began in mid-June to test the tolerability of a vaccine developed by the German biopharmaceutical company CureVac.

Since then, around 50 people have received the drug. According to Kremsner, no surprising side effects have yet been noticed.

The large number of volunteers means that they will not all be able to participate in the trial. The study intends to test 168 subjects in total.

In addition to Tübingen, tests will go ahead in the German cities of Hanover, Munich and Ghent in Belgium.

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[\/\/ayne]

Modifies RNA, what mutations will occur? Guess the test subjects will find out.

Sounds like an episode of Kolchak waiting to happen.

[Secret Agent Man]

My people are way too trusting of authority

[Diogenesis]

soooo many zombie movies.

never watched one.

will they sign a waiver?
will the vaccine contain (retro)virus?
will the vaccine contain babies?
will the vaccine contain quantum dots?
will the vaccine contain KNOWN poisons? (see #1).

[datura]

What could possibly go wrong by mutating their RNA??

Just wear a bandana, you’ll be fine!!

[thoughtomator]

you’ve got to be nuts to volunteer for a vaccine trial

[Bommer]

Remember back in February there were all sorts of country's and drug manufactures who said the had a possible vaccine? All busts!

[Vendome]

It’s Germany

I wouldn’t rush to anything...