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kevinchilds

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started by Kevin Childs

Epidemic Ethics solicits and publishes a range of expert blogs, including our most recent reviewing the 25th July virtual seminar 'Ethical priorities for a new international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and ...

7 months ago

Recent Blog Posts

adrianamolino

La Salud Mental durante la pandemia del COVID-19

La prioridad durante el 2020 fue atender la emergencia sanitaria que trajo el COVID-19 a todo el mundo. Muchas personas ...

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saenzcar

Catalyzing Ethical Research in Emergencies. Ethics Guidance, Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Pending Agenda

Now available in English from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56139

9 months ago • No comments • Post a comment
kevinchilds

Using 'unproven' clinical interventions during public health emergencies: A review of the 11th April virtual seminar

Epidemics and pandemics of novel pathogens are often characterized by a lack of known therapeutic or preventive interventions; COVID-19 is ...

11 months ago • No comments • Post a comment
kevinchilds

Ethical priorities for a new international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: Reviewing the 25th July 2022 Epidemic Ethics webinar

In December 2021, the World Health Assembly agreed to establish an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to develop a WHO instrument ...

4 months ago • No comments • Post a comment
kevinchilds

Ethics, misinformation, and the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the 28th March virtual seminar

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an infodemic: an overabundance of information – some accurate and some ...

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