This will be a very friendly introduction to analyzing statistical data related to the treatment and search for a COVID-19 vaccine. We will discuss basic principles in designing and conducting clinical trials and how these principles relate to both efficacy and the efficiency of bringing a drug/vaccine to development.

This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Dr. Ryan Hassler
Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics
Penn State Berks

Resources:

World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/

National Institute of Health: https://www.nih.gov/coronavirus

US National Library of Medicine: https://clinicaltrials.gov/

US Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/

Regulatory Affairs Professional Society: https://www.raps.org/

European Medicine Agency: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en

The Lancet: Peer-reviewed Medical Journal: https://www.thelancet.com/

New England Journal of Medicine: https://www.nejm.org/

Oshinsky, D. M. (2005). Polio: An American Story. GoogleBooks.

Piantadosi, S. (2005). Clinical Trials: A Methodologic Perspective (2nd edition). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.