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Ethical Controversies around Human Challenge Studies

Is it ethical to intentionally infect healthy volunteers with a deadly virus? This video discusses the ethical controversy surrounding human challenge studies, particularly those involving SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. While these studies can be valuable for scientific progress, they raise concerns about the Hippocratic Oath, which states "first do no harm." Human challenge studies have been used in the development of other vaccines, such as malaria. However, the comparison between malaria and COVID-19 is problematic, as there are approved treatment options for malaria, while at the time of the early COVID-19 human challenge studies, there were no treatment options. Additionally, COVID-19 can cause potentially severe long-term complications.