Explaining the Six Deaths Recorded During Pfizer/BioNTech’s Phase III Trial

Posted on AllSides December 14th, 2020
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A recent briefing from the FDA about the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine caused some confusion online, with some social media users presenting its findings about deaths in the study out of context, giving the impression that the vaccine resulted in the death of six trial participants. Here’s what we know from the report:

Six deaths did occur during the vaccine’s Phase III trial, but most of them occurred in the group that received the placebo. There were two deaths in the vaccinated group, one of which was caused by pre-existing arteriosclerosis...

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