2024-10-23 13:08:58
RCTs are not appropriate for all interventions, and can be unethical. [Link] For example, you would not conduct an RCT on jumping out of an airplane with or without a parachute. If the harm to participants is obvious they should not be done. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author
2024-10-23 13:21:16
Although the community notes poster is correct the RCT are not always appropriate or ethical, COVID has an infection fatality risk estimated as as low as 0.000015% for some age groups. An RCT to quantify benefit for different populations is absolutely appropriate. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author