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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by betwixthewires on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @01:39AM (#29562816)
Throwing ethical standards in the bin "for the greater good" is never a good idea.
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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by legutierr on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:40PM (#29569114)
Challenge trials can be ethically designed, and they have been used to test vaccines for malaria, influenza, and other potentially-fatal diseases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_challenge_study#Vaccines...

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by maxerickson on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @06:37PM (#29572945)
It is a good idea when the ethical standards are bad and get replaced by better ones.
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