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Should we cut red tape in pandemic panic?

24 April 2020 - 09:00 By Tanya Farber
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Experts estimate that it will take at least 12 to 18 months to develop a new vaccine for the Covid-19 disease.
Experts estimate that it will take at least 12 to 18 months to develop a new vaccine for the Covid-19 disease.
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As clinical trials pop up everywhere in the hunt for vaccines, a critical question arises.

Is ethics dumping proliferating in a time of extreme crisis? ​

 

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