Claim: Covid-19 trial participants who received the placebo will be considered as vaccinated.
Fact-check: Placebo recipients are treated as vaccinated for 16 weeks once trials end - Full Fact
Verdict: this is true, as the government has said it wants to ensure people who take part in the trials are not disadvantaged. in many cases, including the novavax trial, participants who initially received the placebo will later be offered a vaccine. after the trial, participants have 16 weeks to get an nhs standard vaccine if they have not already received an appropriate one in their trial.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-07-29T00:00:00