A bank of biological data which will help with research into Covid-19 and other viruses is coming into operation
The NICB is aiming to collect 8,000 samples and patient information from people who have contracted Covid-19.
He said once the ethical framework around the biobank is established it will allow them to track and deal with other diseases.Professor Colm Bergin of Trinity College Dublin said the data it collects and stores will be important in learning more about Covid-19 and Long Covid and to help research with future pandemics.
But she said biobanking is associated with ethical ambiguities and has legal and social implications such as informed consent, confidentiality, trust, and potential commercialisation.
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