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To aid vaccine research, U.K. approves deliberate infections of volunteers with coronavirus – Science Magazine
First human COVID-19 challenge studies can proceed despite known risks, ethics board says
Researchers will try to deliberately infect healthy volunteers with SARS-CoV-2 (color) to test vaccines.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
By Jon CohenFeb. 17, 2021 , 6:20 PM
Sciences COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.
An ethics board that oversees clinical trials in the United Kingdom today said a research team there can begin to intentionally infect volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19, a world-first experiment intended to accelerate…
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