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BMJ 2021; 372 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n211 (Published 05 February 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;372:n211

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Re: How to ethically vaccinate the world?

Dear Editor
Cordozo and Veasey (1) point out that the well-established phenomenon of Antibody Dependent Enhancement (ADE) or Pathogenic Priming, in relation to coronavirus vaccines (2), has not been communicated either to medical professionals (3) (4) or to the general public. (5)
How, then, is Informed Consent obtainable, in line with the Montgomery Ruling (6) and GMC Code of Ethics? (7)

(1) https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33113270
(2) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22536382/
(3) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer...
(4) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-...

(5) https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/01/Informati...
(6) https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2224
(7) https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/dec...

Competing interests: No competing interests

05 February 2021
Janet Menage
GP retired
None
Wales, UK