The kids had AIDS caught in utero before birth from their HIV positive mothers They were dying, and at that time there was nothing we docs could do to save their lives.
Essentially they had no immune system and could die of any infection, including germs and parasites we docs had never seen infect humans before. Many of the symptoms in the article were from the disease, not the drugs.
The retro viral drugs were found to stop the infection, so they were trying to find which ones worked best and that is why they offered them to these kids.
Now if your kid was dying, and there was a drug that could have saved their life, would you let them take it?
You may want to watch a couple of videos on the serious unethical trials conducted on vulnerable people.
https://rumble.com/vibvgb-dr-rand-fishbein-obliterates-fauci-in-exclusive-interview.html