{"id":10668,"date":"2024-08-08T16:53:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=10668"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:05:13","slug":"why-arent-vaccines-tested-against-placebos","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/why-arent-vaccines-tested-against-placebos\/","title":{"rendered":"Were vaccines tested against placebos?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]\n
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An RFK Jr.\u00a0tweet<\/a>\u00a0claims that none of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0vaccines given to children in\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0U.S. were tested in a “long-term placebo-controlled” trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]The<\/span>\u00a0tweet claims that most childhood vaccine trials use other vaccines as controls, which are immunologically active and not inert placebos. In reality, saline-placebo-controlled trials are conducted for many vaccines to assess both\u00a0safety<\/a>\u00a0and efficacy:<\/p>\n