Adverse Consequences of Rushing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Implications for Public Trust

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of carefully evaluating SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates for safety and efficacy in the context of political pressure to accelerate the process, widespread vaccine hesitancy and refusal, and distrust of science.

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Published in	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 323; no. 24; p. 2460
Main Authors	Trogen, Brit, Oshinsky, David, Caplan, Arthur
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	United States American Medical Association 23.06.2020
Subjects	Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Drug Approval Drug Industry - history Health Communication - methods History, 20th Century Humans Immunization Programs - organization & administration Pandemics - prevention & control Patient Acceptance of Health Care Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - adverse effects Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - history Safety - standards SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Trust United States Vaccination Refusal Vaccine hesitancy Vaccines Viral Vaccines - adverse effects United States
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ISSN	0098-7484 1538-3598 1538-3598
DOI	10.1001/jama.2020.8917

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Summary:	This Viewpoint discusses the importance of carefully evaluating SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates for safety and efficacy in the context of political pressure to accelerate the process, widespread vaccine hesitancy and refusal, and distrust of science.
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.2020.8917