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Pandemics
Research on pandemics reported by scientists at Australian National University
May 12th, 2009
According to recent research from Canberra, Australia, "This paper explains the ethical importance of infectious diseases, and reviews four major ethical issues associated with pandemic influenza: the obligation of individuals to avoid infecting others, healthcare workers' 'duty to treat', allocation of scarce resources, and coercive social distancing measures." "In each case, ways in which the ethical issues Writ on both philosophical and empirical questions are hilghlighted," wrote M.J. Selgelid and colleagues, Australian National University. The researchers concluded: "The paper concludes that ethicists should play a greater role in identifying...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-12)
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