I and a ton of other people signed up for challenge trials through 1 Day Sooner (https://www.1daysooner.org/). Sure, there was some risk to me but it was small compared to the potential to save the lives of older friends and family even before considering strangers.
You make it sound as though no one would volunteer. I think you're severely underestimating the altruism of some people.
Re:Myths of Vaccine Manufacturing
by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @03:02PM
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People have voluntered for fucking one way trip to Mars. Maybe you think they are mad, but thats a different problem.
Are you volunteering? Will you sign all the paperwork?
If you die in the trial or get a severe reaction, would your family be happy with the paperwork, or they will claim that they fooled you?
If you die and the vaccine candidate fails, will the TV claim that they should have used a good old method like a modified adenovirus instead of playing god and creating a frankenvirus in the lab?