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The Ethics Working Group on ZIKV Research and Pregnancy

  • Ruth R. Faden
  • Carleigh B. Krubiner
  • Anne D. Lyerly
  • Margaret O. Little
  • Allison August
  • Richard H. Beigi
  • Anna P. Durbin
  • Ruth A. Karron
  • Nancy E. Kass
  • Florencia Lunag
  • Ricardo Palacios
  • Alexander Roberto Precioso
  • Carla Saenz
  • Jeanne S. Sheffield
  • Beatriz Thoméh
2017 October 19
Vaccine (0264-410X)
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.09.065

The rapid spread of the Zika virus (ZIKV) has galvanized the global public health community toward development of ZIKV vaccines. The most dire consequence of ZIKV infection, Congenital ZIKV Syndrome (CZS), results from infection during pregnancy. As a consequence, pregnant women figure prominently in global concerns about ZIKV. They should also figure prominently in ZIKV vaccine development, but the way forward is not well established.