Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada / Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Trop Med Int Health. 2021 Jan;26(1):14-19. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13503. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
The achievements of vaccine research and development bring a hope to our societies that we may cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. There are two aspects that should be maintained in balance: the immediate necessity for speed of vaccine research and the inherent need for protection of research subjects, which is the foremost concern of research ethics. This narrative review highlights ethical issues in COVID-19 vaccine research and development that every stakeholder needs to be aware of and to consider.
疫苗研发的成果给我们的社会带来了一个希望,即我们可能能够应对 COVID-19 大流行。有两个方面需要保持平衡:疫苗研究的速度的迫切需要和保护研究对象的固有需要,这是研究伦理的首要关注点。本叙述性综述强调了 COVID-19 疫苗研发中每个利益相关者都需要意识到并考虑的伦理问题。