They thought they were being vaccinated. It was a trial.

They thought they were being vaccinated. It was a trial.

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Residents of the slums of the Indian city of Bhopal, who remembered hearing about the offer in December, said they had scrambled to tackle it. 750 rupees ($ 10) is about twice as much as they normally earn for a day’s hard work.

“They told us it was the corona vaccine and we should get it so we did not get sick,” said Yashoda Bai Yadav, a housewife from Bhopal who took part in the trial with her husband.

But they say they later discovered from local activists that some of them had not received an approved vaccine. Instead, they subconsciously participated in a clinical trial for India’s homemade vaccine, Covaxin. Only half of the participants in the Phase 3 study of Covaxin received a vaccine – the other half received a placebo, a normal part of clinical trials.

One participant, Radha Aherwar, just found out that it was possible that she was given a placebo while talking to CNN and said, “Oh, what I got was not a vaccine? I did not know that there was a possibility that you shot a water. ‘

According to their experience, the medical team of the People’s Hospital, who conducted the trial, may not have adequately stated that they were part of a trial and that only some of the participants would receive a vaccine. Both alleged expirations, if proven, apparently violate India’s rules for clinical trials that require informed consent from all participants.

The study was sponsored by the developers of the vaccine, the Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Bharat Biotech, ICMR and People’s Hospital have all wrongfully denied.

It also raises questions about the quality of data in the trial. Experts like Amar Jesani, the editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, are concerned that this could lead to vaccine hesitation among some groups in India.

YOU ASKED. OUR ANSWER

V: I’m pregnant. Should I get the Covid-19 vaccine?

A: We have CNN’s medical analyst, dr. Leana Wen, asked for advice. Wen is not just an emergency physician and public health expert; She is also a mother to a 3-year-old boy and a ten-month-old daughter who were born during the pandemic.

Here is what she said: ‘Based on what we know about the vaccine, there is no reason to believe that it will have a detrimental effect on the pregnancy or the long-term health of the mother or baby. Lack of evidence does not mean that it cannot exist, but this kind of theoretical very low risks must be weighed against the actual and potentially very high risk of a serious consequence of Covid-19. ‘

Read Wen’s full guide here.
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WHAT IS IMPORTANT TODAY

Big day for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisors are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the possible emergency approval of a third coronavirus vaccine for the U.S., made by Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine-poor Janssen Biotech.
Its authorization can help speed up vaccination across the country. President Joe Biden on Thursday vaccinated 50 million Covid-19 doses he has been given since taking office. But he also warned that there is a long way to go before life returns to normal.

Covid restrictions forced Russian diplomats to leave North Korea on a railcar by hand

Eight employees of the Russian embassy in Pyongyang and their families attempted to leave North Korea for more than 34 hours this week, a grueling journey that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway carriage to Russian territory. has.

North Korea’s borders have been effectively shut down for months as part of Kim Jong Un’s efforts to keep Covid-19 at a distance, and the few diplomats working in the country have stalled. The labyrinthine trip was the only way the Russian diplomats and their families could leave, the Russian embassy said on its verified Facebook page.

Russian diplomats working in the Pyongyang embassy had to use a handcart when they returned from North Korea with their relatives.

Arthritis drugs can help critically ill Covid-19 patients, the study indicates

Drugs commonly used for rheumatoid arthritis can help Covid-19 patients in intensive care units to be critically ill. The drugs reduce inflammation and doctors hope they can help patients recover from the overwhelming immune response that Covid-19 sometimes causes.

But experts warn that more research is needed before doctors start using the medicine more widely. Another new study found that a similar remedy patients hospitalized with Covid-19 pneumonia do not help to get significantly better. The two studies were published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

ON OUR RADAR

  • Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II says refusing vaccines “should think of other people rather than themselves.”
  • South Korea began vaccinating on Friday when health authorities extended the current social distancing measures and bans on gatherings of five or more people until March 14.
  • U.S. officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting U.S. personnel in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a U.S. diplomat in China.
  • Athletes are encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, but it will not be mandatory, Vice President John Coates said Thursday.
  • The Thai government has introduced a “golf quarantine” program to boost its ill-fated tourism sector.

BO-WENK

On the way to the gym? Wear a mask.

Wearing masks and other safety precautions is key to stopping the spread of Covid-19 during in-group exercises, according to two new reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. The two studies, published Wednesday, linked Covid-19 outbreaks during the summer to exercise facilities in Chicago and Honolulu.

In the Chicago report, 60% of people who attended personal fitness classes at one between August 24 and September 1 tested positive for Covid-19. Another 7% of participants reported symptoms consistent with the disease.

TODAY’S PODCAST

“To be honest, when the United States provides resources and gets out of the way, the Cherokee Nation does a wonderful job of providing health care.” – Head of Cherokee Nation, Chuck Hoskin, Jr.

Covid-19 has hit the Native American communities excessively, but when it comes to the distribution of vaccines, providing tribal health is actually much better. CNN’s Harmeet Kaur talks to Cherokee Nation CEO Chuck Hoskin, jr. About the success of his tribe’s vaccination. Listen now.

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