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[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If someone knows they receive the placebo, then that undermines it being a placebo. You already have a control group...people who choose not to take the vax.

[-] notfromhere@lemmy.one 2 points 3 weeks ago

Only if psychological effects could impact the result. That doesn’t apply with vaccines, does it?

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

There can be psychological side effects, such as pain or anxiety.

[-] notfromhere@lemmy.one 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I dont think so. Not sure what you are trying to say here.

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