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Ethical issues in HIV vaccine trials in South Africa
C Slack1, G Lindegger, E Vardas
1School of Psychology, University of Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209 South Africa.
South African Journal of Science
|February 28, 2002
Abstract:
In this review we describe the ethical issues central to local and international debates about HIV vaccine trials. These issues include the physiological and psycho-social risks of trial participation, the preventative interventions to be provided to participants, access to treatment for participants who seroconvert, access to an effective vaccine after the trial, the role of placebo-controlled trials, and obtaining informed consent.