The US government in the 1990s tested the effectiveness of
AIDS drugs on foster kids. The kids who were HIV infected got drugs that were known to have serious side effects in adults.
The research was conducted in several states
The foster children ranged from infants to late teens, according to interviews and government records.
Several studies that enlisted foster children reported patients suffered side effects such as rashes, vomiting and sharp drops in infection-fighting blood cells as they tested antiretroviral drugs to suppress AIDS or other medicines to treat secondary infections.
In one study, researchers reported a "disturbing" higher death rate among children who took higher doses of a drug. That study was unable to determine a safe and effective dosage
Its kind of unbelivable that they tested these drugs on INFANTS! Why is it always that the poor or helpless that get singled out for these studies.