TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hirose,Iwao
TI  - The ethics of pandemics: an introduction 
SN  - 9781032067650
U1  - 174.2 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Newyork
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Pandemics
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Public health
KW  - Communicable diseases
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Why Ethics of Pandemics? -- The General Principle of Pandemic Response -- Rationing of Scarce Health Care Resources -- Pandemics in an Unequal World -- Restricting Freedom -- Inducing Voluntary Behavioral Change -- Moral Mathematics under Uncertainty
N2  - "The recent Covid-19 pandemic has brought a broad range of ethical problems to the forefront, raising fundamental questions about the role of government in response to such outbreaks, the scarcity and allocation of health care resources, the unequal distribution of health risks and economic impacts, and the extent to which individual freedom can be restricted. In this clear introduction to the topic Iwao Hirose explores these ethical questions and analyzes the central issues in the ethics of pandemic response and preparedness such as: The general nature of pandemics and the ethics of preparedness Ethical questions about general goals of pandemic response and preparedness The distribution of scarce resources, e.g., ventilators, hospital beds, antiviral drugs and vaccines Restrictions on individual freedom Ethical questions in the wake of pandemics, including contact-tracing, vaccine passports and socioeconomic inequalities. With the use of real-life examples and a clear philosophical approach, The Ethics of Pandemics is a much-needed introduction to some of the most important ethical issues surrounding pandemics. It is essential reading for students of ethics, bioethics, and political philosophy and will also be of interest to those working in related areas such as public policy, public health, health law, nursing and life sciences"--
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