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Science Times - Will the Plans To Deliberately Infect People With COVID-19 Have To Push Through? Here’s What Experts Say

Will Plans To Deliberately Infect People With COVID-19 Have To Push Through?

Researchers are arguing whether planned challenge tests are still needed. During the onset of this current global health crisis, tens of thousands of young volunteer participants offered to risk their health by allowing scientists to intentionally infect them with SARS-CoV-2, with the hope of accelerating the hunt for an effective cure or vaccine.

A Promising Vaccine May Reveal an End to West Nile in the States

The first human trials of an investigational vaccine against West Nile virus have begun. Researchers will evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in the clinical trials which are taking place at Duke University. Currently there is no approved vaccine for use in humans.
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