COVID-19
Below is a listing of 2020 news and government reports related to research and development of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, as well as sources related to treatment with and without consent.
Using the principle of Sankofa, it is important to learn from our past and apply it to modern research trends.
MARCH 16, 2020
Professor of virology, Dr. Shibo Jiang warns that COVIC-19 vaccines should not be rushed and that “Testing vaccines and medicines without taking the time to fully understand safety risks could bring unwarranted setbacks during the current pandemic, and into the future.”
MARCH 16, 2020
First Clinical Trials begin in Seattle -
MARCH 20, 2020
Transcript of press conference in which President Trump contradicts medical professionals to advocate for the use of hydroxychloroquine (anti-malaria drugs).
MARCH 26, 2020
Researchers discuss ethical considerations of relaxing regulations surrounding vaccine development. Some advocate for such measures.
APRIL 7, 2020
Department of Health and Human Services allow for privacy protections related to health information to be lessened.
APRIL 10, 2020
Doctor gives unproven drugs to patients at a nursing home, indicating consent of the elders and their families was not thorough, or in some cases absent altogether.
APRIL 19, 2020
This is the released World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a nation-wide clinical trial of potential COVID-19 vaccines.
APRIL 23, 2020
8 rhesus monkeys were given doses of COVID-19 vaccine and then, a few weeks later, were given SARS-CoV-2 (virus that causes COVID-19), “into the monkey’s lungs through tubes down their tracheas.”
APRIL 26, 2020
With a goal of reaching 1174 participants (currently at 187), Northwell Health in New York City is testing a heartburn medication at 9 times the usual dose.
APRIL 26, 2020
Contributor Rear Adm. Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. (ret) stresses the importance of including women in research studies of the novel coronavirus.
APRIL 30, 2020
"We want to go quickly, but we want to make sure it's safe and it's effective," Fauci said. "I think that is doable if things fall in the right place."