Managing clinical trials for covid-19: the importance of ethics committees
Qiankun Luo, Tao Qin
Abstract
In the global outbreak of covid-19, people are self-isolating at home, cities are blocked, and schools, museums, and stores are closed.1 Medical students and retired doctors are convened to deal with covid-19,23 but there are still no effective drugs or vaccines. The World Health Organization’s 2016 guidance on ethical issues in infectious diseases …
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)OutbreakMedicineGlobal healthPandemicClinical trialMedical educationVirologyPublic healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)NursingPathologyDiseaseEthics in Clinical ResearchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life