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4 January
Restricting population movement during COVID-19: ethics and justifications
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, lockdowns have been used across much of the world as a primary public health measure. ...
10 November
COVID-19 Vaccination Boosters: when and why?
With global vaccine inequity still remaining a significant problem in many parts of the world, Epidemic Ethics hosted a webinar ...
Children and COVID-19 vaccination: ethical issues and consideration
Vaccinating children against COVID-19 remains ethically controversial. In this webinar on 13 Sept, which attracted over 400 global attendees, a ...
5 July
New Knowledge Hub Launches to Facilitate Uptake and Application of Research Findings into Policy and Practice
The Global Health Network launches the Applying Research to Policy and Practice for Health (ARCH) Knowledge Hub.This Hub aims to ...
15 March
Epidemic Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowship
The University of Cape Town is seeking to appoint a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellow in Epidemic Ethics. This role is one ...
19 February
Basic Health Needs in Relation to Human Rights in a Global Health Crisis
Author: Mercury Shitindo, Africa International University - Kenya, & Anahuac University-Mexico Introduction How does one determine what are basic ...
16 December
Casebook on ethical issues in epidemic health research: call for submissions
Casebook on ethical issues in epidemic health research Lead editors: Susan Bull and Michael Parker, Wellcome Centre for Ethics ...
17 November
Restoring confidence in science – tinkering in the margin is not enough
Piero Olliaro, Professor of Poverty-related Infectious Diseases, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, ...
28 September
A COVID-19 vaccine is needed as soon as possible – how can this be accomplished in the most ethical way possible?
Maxwell J. Smith, PhD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada (maxwell.smith@uwo.ca) The world is desperate for a safe and effective COVID-19 ...
9 September
Opportunities and challenges for ethicists advising public health authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Maxwell J. Smith, PhD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada (maxwell.smith@uwo.ca) The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of distinctive ...
27 August
“Publication by press release,” retracted COVID-19 studies, and peer review via Twitter: Upholding publication ethics in the COVID-era
Author: Eemaan Kaur Thind, MPH(c) Western University, Canada A summary of Epidemic Ethics’s sixth seminar Chair: Professor Ross ...
5 August
Setting up a Virtual Clinical Ethics Consultation Service in the time of Covid-19
Author: Sharon Kaur, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Malaysia Healthcare professionals working in clinical settings are likely to face ...
30 July
COVID-19 immunity licensing in Africa: practical, socio-cultural, and ethical bottlenecks
Author: Amos Laar, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon. E-mail: alaar@ug.edu.gh Twitter: ...
24 July
COVID 19 human infection challenge studies: a practical guide for ethical review
Oxford A Research Ethics Committee Under international guidance, research involving human subjects requires a favourable opinion from a Research ...
20 July
Equitable global access to a COVID-19 Vaccine: How much is too much to ask?
Author: John Barugahare, Ph.D.Department of Philosophy, Makerere University jbarugahare@chuss.mak.ac.ug Author: Joseph Millum, Ph.D., M.Sc.Clinical Center Department of Bioethics & Fogarty ...