Thank you for the article and sending the letter to JAMA. Firstly doing this study while it is known that the PCR test is a useless tool is already bad. So is the other non-specific criteria of proving an undisputable "Covid case". I agree that the choice of using children is ethically very unacceptable. I think this type of study should…
Thank you for the article and sending the letter to JAMA. Firstly doing this study while it is known that the PCR test is a useless tool is already bad. So is the other non-specific criteria of proving an undisputable "Covid case". I agree that the choice of using children is ethically very unacceptable. I think this type of study should also not be done in other vulnerable populations such as nursing homes. The playground mentality in humans is present until death. Only consenting adult populations should even be approached with this kind of study.
Thank you for the article and sending the letter to JAMA. Firstly doing this study while it is known that the PCR test is a useless tool is already bad. So is the other non-specific criteria of proving an undisputable "Covid case". I agree that the choice of using children is ethically very unacceptable. I think this type of study should also not be done in other vulnerable populations such as nursing homes. The playground mentality in humans is present until death. Only consenting adult populations should even be approached with this kind of study.
I agree and even when done among consenting adults some modicum of privacy must be built in.