Testing vaccines or medicines on third world people, in order to avoid possible risks of testing on US citizens would be unethical.
In a perfect world, yes, it is unethical to test any medication on groups of people who cannot either give informed consent, or are so desperate that they will consent regardless.
However, this leaves out the practical dimension. Withholding a possible cure or vaccine from a group solely based on their lack of education or lack of wealth is also condescending, and has the possible downside of allowing people to die unnecessarily.
The bottom line here is that to be safe and ethical, the drug companies should:
The main reason to test drugs in the Third World is cost: people in the developed world may be sufficiently confident in their ability to combat the disease that they refuse to take part in such a trial, and getting enough participants can be difficult. That is, people who chose to participate in a drug trial make a cost-benefit choice: are the possible beneficial aspects of the drug greater than the possible side-effects? This choice is based heavily on the individual's condition and social options. Frankly, those in the Third World generally have much less to lose, and thus, will accept more risk from such a trial.
The bad part of conducting trials in the Third World is that it is far easier for the trial to become corrupted - due to the significantly lower education level, and generally very high social instability, getting those in the trial to follow proper procedure can be extremely difficult in some cases. Also, due to the generally poorer health of those in the Third World, determining the exact effects of a drug on such a person can prove more difficult than with a developed country's test subject.
Yes, some can. Some vaccines are safe in pregnancy, and others are not. Your doctor can tell you what vaccines are right for you before, during and after pregnancy.
The shot has been tested just as all flu vaccines are and it perfectly safe.
Of course they are. Vaccines have saved millions of lives! As long as you are in a sterile environment and using clean needles, vaccines are a VERY good choice.
= "What are the test on animals for?" = = They test mainly new vaccines that they want to make available to humans, so they test on animals to make sure that the vaccines are safe, and actually work. =
Pneumococcal, Influenza, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Vericella, Hepatitis A, and Meningococcal are all the vaccines a child should get at age 2. These vaccines are to prevent your child from getting these illnesses and from passing them along.
The runner is safe at third and the runner is safe at first.
No safe feeling throughout the world. Start praying buddy.
People feel safe from the bad deeds in this world..
To make sure they are effective and safe to use in the general population.
It depends: ask your vet.
Dr. Jonas Salk was the first person to create the first safe and effective Polio Vaccine.
you will be safe if you always do rightp, but you will get caught, if you are dishonest.