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The case to infect volunteers with COVID-19 to accelerate vaccine testing | Nir Eyal

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This chapter examines a provocative proposal by a bioethicist to expedite COVID-19 vaccine development using challenge trials, where volunteers are intentionally infected. It explores the balance between potential life-saving benefits and the ethical dilemmas of participant risk.

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