I was a huge proponent of challenge studies in April-September 2020.
Now I don't really see the point except to build some sort of institutional process to try and make them more feasible in the next pandemic.
Moderna's vaccine was developed in Jan 2020 and in human trials in March 2020. Most of this death could have been avoided if we only could figure out how to un-ban vaccines faster. We need new approaches.
COVID was a regulatory disaster more than a biological one. Incorporating human challenge trials into the mix of things is a good thing.
Now I don't really see the point except to build some sort of institutional process to try and make them more feasible in the next pandemic.
Moderna's vaccine was developed in Jan 2020 and in human trials in March 2020. Most of this death could have been avoided if we only could figure out how to un-ban vaccines faster. We need new approaches.
COVID was a regulatory disaster more than a biological one. Incorporating human challenge trials into the mix of things is a good thing.