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ArticleBioethics2021

Ethical issues in managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kasper Raus, Eric Mortier, Kristof Eeckloo

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Article in Bioethics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Lessons from COVID-19 for future disasters: an opinion paper.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2022
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  6. Rapid diagnosis of COVID-19RSC advances · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kasper RausGhent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1281-0022
Eric MortierGhent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
Kristof EecklooGhent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.

Funding

Ghent University Hospital
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an immense and worldwide impact. In light of future pandemics or subsequent waves of COVID-19 it is crucial to focus on the ethical issues that were and still are raised in this COVID-19 crisis. In this paper, we look at issues that are raised in the testing and tracing of patients with COVID-19. We do this by highlighting and expanding on an approach suggested by Fineberg that could serve as a public health approach. In this way, we highlight several ethical issues. As regards testing, questions are raised such as whether it is ethical to use less reliable tests in order to increase testing capacity or minimize harm for patients. Another issue is how wide testing should be and whether selective testing is in accordance with principles of social justice. Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 might have some degree of immunity but attributing certain 'immunopriviliges' raises ethical questions. The use of various tracing methodologies (mobile apps or databases and trained tracers) raised evident questions of social justice and privacy. We argue why it is key to always uphold a test of proportionality where a fair balance must be sought.

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COVID-19EthicsPandemicsContact TracingCOVID-19 TestingData ManagementHumansMass ScreeningMobile ApplicationsPrivacyPublic HealthReproducibility of ResultsSARS-CoV-2Social Justiceallocation of scarce goodscontact tracingCOVID-19proportionalitySARS-CoV-2

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PMID33951206
PMCPMC8239940

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