We cannot mince words to claim these are not:
- Still in trials aka the experimental stage and
- Experimental in that they’re brand new, never have been used on humans before.
We have to be honest about what we’re working with here–brand new stuff that’s still being experimented on. If proper informed consent were given, everyone getting the vaccine would hear this information (and the nurses would know it too).
All of the vaccines approved in the US had to fill out this information: Investigational New Drug (IND) Application because they are
NIH: Experimental coronavirus vaccine highly effectiveinvestigational, aka experimental.
- Article: Bioethics of Experimental COVID Vaccine Deployment under EUA: It’s time we stop and look at what’s going down.
- Article: University under pressure for requiring exemption applicants to agree jabs are ‘safe and effective’
These are some screenshots from ClinicalTrials.gov