How to Test Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccines Ethically Even After One Is Available

2021/02/25 by Nir Eyal, Marc Lipsitch · 1 citation
Medicine · Social Sciences · #SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research #Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy #Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/cid/ciab182

openalex publication_date 2021/02/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Although vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have now been found safe and efficacious, there remains an urgent global health need to test both these vaccines and additional vaccines against the same virus. Under variable conditions, either standard or unusual designs would for both familiar and often-missed reasons make continued testing possible and ethical.

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• Nir Eyal (bioethicist) [wikipedia]

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