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On Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 1:08:59 PM UTC-4, Gregg Ballou wrote:
On Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 12:44:02 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Gregg Ballou: FYI participants in covid vaccine trials are not eligible to hold a FAA medical.

There is no such FAA medical restriction for vaccine trial participants.. To purposely attempt to derail an effort to save lives is horrific, IMO.
Report participating in vaccine trials on a med application and you will be denied. The FAA is OK with approved vaccines, but not unproven medical trials for any reason.

This comes directly from the FAA "Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners":

Do Not Issue. AMEs should not issue airmen medical certificates to applicants who are using these classes of medications or medications[list abbreviated to include only the relevant passage]:

- FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved less than 12 months ago. The FAA requires at least one-year of post-marketing experience with a new drug before considering if for aeromedical certification purposes. New antibiotics, lipid-lowering drugs, and antihypertensive medications may be considered earlier than one year. Please contact the RFS or AMCD for guidance on specific applicants.

So, at minimum it looks participation in a Clinical Trial would cause the application to be bumped up for further review.

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