Assessment of Risks Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Experimental Human Infection Studies

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America..

Controlled human infection (CHI) models for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been proposed as a tool to accelerate the development of vaccines and drugs. Such models carry inherent risks. Participants may develop severe disease or complications after deliberate infection. Prolonged isolation may negatively impact their well-being. Through secondary infection of study personnel or participant household contacts, the experimental virus strain may cause a community outbreak. We identified risks associated with such a SARS-CoV-2 CHI model and assessed their likelihood and impact and propose strategies that mitigate these risks. In this report, we show that risks can be minimized with proper risk mitigation strategies; the residual risk, however, should be weighed carefully against the scientific and social values of such a CHI model.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 73(2021), 5 vom: 07. Sept., Seite e1228-e1234

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kuiper, Vincent P [VerfasserIn]
Rosendaal, Frits R [VerfasserIn]
Kamerling, Ingrid M C [VerfasserIn]
Visser, Leonardus G [VerfasserIn]
Roestenberg, Meta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Controlled human infection model
Human challenge model
Journal Article
Risk assessment
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 13.09.2021

Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa1784

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318158566