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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere would seem to be the ethical principle at play here .
by davidgay 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere would seem to be the ethical principle at play here .
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoRight, but that's the essence of the trolly problem, isn't it? Whether you can take one life to save multiple lives.
- MrPatan 6y agoYou're right, and for exactly the same reason: If somebody dies in the human challenge trial it's very specifically your fault. The people that die due to a delay in the vaccine because of not using human challenge trials? Nobody knows them, they don't count, and they can't sue you.