Pandemic bioethics /
Pence, Gregory E.,
Pandemic bioethics / Gregory E. Pence. - 250 pages : illustration
Historical epidemics -- Modern viral pandemics -- The medical nature of SARS2 -- Policies for containment -- Who should live when not all can? -- Developing vaccines -- Allocating vaccines -- Acts and omissions, the trolley problem, and prisoner's dilemmas -- Liberty and privacy -- Status certificates -- Structural inequalities and vulnerable groups -- Leadership during pandemics -- The future.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every human being on the planet and forced us all to reflect on the bioethical issues it raises. In this timely book, Gregory Pence examines a number of relevant issues, including the fair allocation of scarce medical resources, immunity passports, tradeoffs between protecting senior citizens and allowing children to flourish, discrimination against minorities and the disabled, and the myriad issues raised by vaccines."--
9781554815210 9781770488090 9781460407585 ePUB ebook
2020448239
20210205490 can
Epidemiology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.
Bioethics.
174.2944
Pandemic bioethics / Gregory E. Pence. - 250 pages : illustration
Historical epidemics -- Modern viral pandemics -- The medical nature of SARS2 -- Policies for containment -- Who should live when not all can? -- Developing vaccines -- Allocating vaccines -- Acts and omissions, the trolley problem, and prisoner's dilemmas -- Liberty and privacy -- Status certificates -- Structural inequalities and vulnerable groups -- Leadership during pandemics -- The future.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every human being on the planet and forced us all to reflect on the bioethical issues it raises. In this timely book, Gregory Pence examines a number of relevant issues, including the fair allocation of scarce medical resources, immunity passports, tradeoffs between protecting senior citizens and allowing children to flourish, discrimination against minorities and the disabled, and the myriad issues raised by vaccines."--
9781554815210 9781770488090 9781460407585 ePUB ebook
2020448239
20210205490 can
Epidemiology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.
Bioethics.
174.2944