Power, fairness and trust: understanding and engaging with vaccine trial participants and communities in the setting up the EBOVAC-Salone vaccine trial in Sierra Leone

• Main Authors: Luisa Enria (Author), Shelley Lees (Author), Elizabeth Smout (Author), Thomas Mooney (Author), Angus F. Tengbeh (Author), Bailah Leigh (Author), Brian Greenwood (Author), Deborah Watson-Jones (Author), Heidi Larson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This paper discusses the establishment of a clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine candidate in Kambia District, Northern Sierra Leone during the epidemic, and analyses the role of social science research in ensuring that lessons from the socio-political context, the recent experienc...