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Some scientists argue we should intentionally infect volunteers with the coronavirus to get a vaccine sooner. How would it work?Guests:Lehua Gray, Challenge Trial VolunteerSeema Shah, JD, Associate Director of Research Ethics, Lurie Children’s HospitalZeb Jamrozik, MD, PhD, Monash Bioethics CentreAnna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthLearn more about human challenge trials and read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/19/challenge-trialsTo stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Some scientists argue we should intentionally infect volunteers with the coronavirus to get a vaccine sooner. How would it work?Guests:Lehua Gray, Challenge Trial VolunteerSeema Shah, JD, Associate Director of Research Ethics, Lurie Children’s HospitalZeb Jamrozik, MD, PhD, Monash Bioethics CentreAnna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthLearn more about human challenge trials and read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/19/challenge-trialsTo stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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