It takes courage and conviction to be a human test case for an unknown virus and an unproven cure
read full storyMeet the vaccine volunteers—regular people with extraordinary resolve, helping humanity find a cure for a pandemic that wrecked the planet
India is a favoured destination for human clinical trials. Unfortunately, poor and illiterate people are exploited as norms are flouted with impunity.
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Headlines from around the world last week
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