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UnavailablePure Science: Human challenge trials being considered for Covid vaccine
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Pure Science: Human challenge trials being considered for Covid vaccine

FromThePrint


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Pure Science: Human challenge trials being considered for Covid vaccine

FromThePrint

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

One of the institutes working on the Oxford vaccine for Covid is reportedly considering human challenge trials, where humans are directly exposed to the virus after vaccination. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh takes a look at the ethics of such trials and whether we’ve used them in the past.
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge venture, launched in August 2017 by editor Shekhar Gupta. It is sharply focused on politics and policy, government and governance. Its leadership team includes India’s most experienced & respected journalists with proven track records in the finest news organisations. We are headquartered in New Delhi, & are in the process of building a network across India because we believe in investing in high-quality investigative & questioning journalism.