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Prepare for COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials — A Petition in Canada (and soon, the UK)

Canadians— sign the petition here. TL;DR COVID-19 human challenge trials could save tens of thousands of lives by quickly narrowing the field of promising candidates, and there is strong reason to believe that signaling clear public support for these trials via an official petition could meaningfully accelerate preparation. Why COVID-19...

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Prepare for COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials — A Petition in Canada (and soon, the UK)

Sep 21, 2020•6

abierohrig

Prepare for COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials — A Petition in Canada (and soon, the UK)

abierohrig

Canadians— sign the petition here.

TL;DR

COVID-19 human challenge trials could save tens of thousands of lives by quickly narrowing the field of promising candidates, and there is strong reason to believe that signaling clear public support for these trials via an official petition could meaningfully accelerate preparation.

Why COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials?

In a COVID-19 human challenge trial, willing participants would receive the vaccine candidate and, once the vaccine takes effect, be deliberately exposed to live coronavirus. The ability to observe participants closely and gather samples while tracing the progress of infection in real time, knowing exactly when they were infected and with what dose, and being able to follow up... (read 354 more words →)