Botched Ebola Vaccine Trials in Ghana: An Analysis of Discourses in the Media.

ABSTRACT: In June 2015, proposed Ebola vaccine trials were suspended by the Ministry of Health of Ghana amid protests from members of parliament and the general public. Scholarship has often focused on the design, development, and administration of vaccines. Of equal importance are the social issues surrounding challenges with vaccine trials and their implementation. The purpose of this study was to analyze discourses in the media that led to the suspension of the 2015 Ebola vaccine trials in Ghana. I use a sociological lens drawing on moral panic and risk society theories. The study qualitatively analyzed discourses in 18 semi-structured interviews with media workers, selected online publications, and user comments about the Ebola vaccine trials. The findings show that discourses surrounding the Eb

SUBMITTER: Thompson EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7922854 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature