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Self-Experimentation in the Time of COVID-19
Scientists are taking their own vaccines, an ethically murky practice that has a long and sometimes celebrated history in medicine.
Self-Experimentation in the Time of COVID-19
Self-Experimentation in the Time of COVID-19

Scientists are taking their own vaccines, an ethically murky practice that has a long and sometimes celebrated history in medicine.

Scientists are taking their own vaccines, an ethically murky practice that has a long and sometimes celebrated history in medicine.

microbiology, bioethics

a gloved hand holds a vial labeled "SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, COVID-19"
Support for Vaccine Challenge Trials Gains Momentum
Shawna Williams | May 11, 2020 | 2 min read
The idea of deliberately infecting volunteers with SARS-CoV-2 has garnered significant attention as a potential avenue to speedier development, as the World Health Organization weighs in with recommendations.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2012 issue of The Scientist.
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