In addition, the physicians in Vietnam would be unfamiliar with the therapy and unaware of all the possible side effects. And lastly, by offering the best care available in the world, the study would be giving an unfair inducement to participate. It would in essence be offering a form of coercion to receive the vaccine. Because of the much lower rate of seroconversion in the IDU population, however, it will take an additional three years to complete the study. Viravax and other pharmaceutical companies have indicated that there will be other vaccine candidates that will require testing within two years.
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