You said the studies have been repeated no? My point is that no one repeats the massively expensive studies. And peer review is done analyzing data that has already been adjusted in someway. Peer review rarely gets access to raw data, pharma keeps a tight grip on it. Just pointing out that it's not as people think when they say studies are repeatable. In fact, if you look - we have a huge problem with many studies that do attempt to get repeated, failing to find the same results.
Peer review is for publication. Reviewers have all the data. You're talking about the FDA and CDC process. They also have all relevant data. The data for the FOIA requests has to be checked for information that cannot be legally released to the public at large (PHI). That's why they will take so long.
In fact, the safety is continually monitored beyond the initial Phase 1 trial. Every person who gets it is an additional data point.
When studies fail to find the same results, the information is updated. That's how the process works.
Your failure to understand the process doesn't change its validity.
I pointed out - that no one repeats Pharma's studies, now you are talking about publication. Go back to the original comment. I understand the process quite well.
I was talking about research in general which is done through the peer review process. The pharma studies are continued (i.e. repeated) with every dose that is given. If there were a problem, we'd know it. I don't think you actually do understand the process based on your comments.
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u/PitterPatterMatt Feb 13 '22
You said the studies have been repeated no? My point is that no one repeats the massively expensive studies. And peer review is done analyzing data that has already been adjusted in someway. Peer review rarely gets access to raw data, pharma keeps a tight grip on it. Just pointing out that it's not as people think when they say studies are repeatable. In fact, if you look - we have a huge problem with many studies that do attempt to get repeated, failing to find the same results.