Category: Informed Consent

Why are we vaccinating children against COVID-19?

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Authors: Ronald N.Kostoffa DanielaCalinab DarjaKanducc Michael B.Briggsd Panayiotis Vlachoyiannopoulose Andrey A.Svistunovf AristidisTsatsakisg Highlights • Bulk of COVID-19 per capita deaths occur in elderly with high comorbidities. •Per capita COVID-19 deaths are negligible in children. •Clinical trials for these inoculations were very short-term. •Clinical trials did not address long-term effects most relevant to children. •High post-inoculation deaths reported […]

Informed consent disclosure to vaccine trial subjects of risk of COVID‐19 vaccines worsening clinical disease

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Authors: Timothy Cardozo 1 and Ronald Veazey 2 Abstract Aims of the study Patient comprehension is a critical part of meeting medical ethics standards of informed consent in study designs. The aim of the study was to determine if sufficient literature exists to require clinicians to disclose the specific risk that COVID‐19 vaccines could worsen disease upon exposure to […]