Unveiling the Disturbing Motive Behind the Deliberate Zika Infection of Women by a Scientist
Scientists have deliberately infected healthy volunteers with the Zika virus in a controlled setting to test the efficacy of potential vaccines. The study involved 28 women who were not pregnant or lactating, and all participants who received the virus were infected. The results suggest that human challenge studies could be a feasible method for testing vaccines when Zika incidence is low. The controlled infection model could potentially reduce the number of participants needed for vaccine efficacy trials. However, concerns remain about the potential risks of larger challenge studies and the need for subsequent clinical trials to establish vaccine safety. Despite the decline in Zika cases, researchers emphasize the importance of vaccine development due to the possibility of future outbreaks.