Slashdot: Did you have to meet any special qualifications to participate?
JR: The only qualifications were a willingness to volunteer, being within an age range which I think is 18 to 55, no underlying immune conditions, not pregnant or breastfeeding and not shielding anyone else who is at risk.
I got bloods and vitals taken at pre-check, including serology to make sure I haven’t had COVID-19 already. Then a week later I had bloods and temperature checked again and I got a vaccine. (The people preparing the vaccines are in a different room and are the only people to know which one.) Then four weeks later I had another blood test and temperature check. In eight weeks I will again.
Slashdot: I’ve heard that it requires a 12-month commitment, with anywhere from 6 to 12 visits. Do you get just one shot of the vaccine, and then swing by for follow-up tests — or are there injections in more than one visit?
JR: Every week — maybe for the full year — I also have to take the swab test to check if I have the virus, which I do at home and mail in, registering online for results. I get those results texted to me in less than 48 hours.
Source: Slashdot Interviews an Oxford Vaccine Trial Participant – Slashdot
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