| Autor: |
Nicholas G. Evans |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
mSphere, Vol 5, Iss 4 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2379-5042 |
| DOI: |
10.1128/msphere.00669-20 |
| Popis: |
ABSTRACT Human infection challenge studies involving the intentional infection of research participants with a disease-causing agent have recently been suggested as a means to speed up the search for a vaccine for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Calls for challenge studies, however, rely on the expected social value of these studies. This value represents more than the simple possibility that a successful study will lead to the rapid development and dissemination of vaccines but also some expectation that this will actually occur. I show how this expectation may not be realistic in the current political moment and offer potential ways to make sure that any challenge trials that arise actually achieve their goals. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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