Bioethics
Interesting conversation: Lockdowns, COVID mortality, & when science & politics collide (w/Dr. Eran Bendavid)
22 Sep, 2020 | 09:49h | UTCLockdowns, COVID Mortality, & When Science & Politics Collide (w/Dr. Eran Bendavid) (via @ZDoggMD)
To find a vaccine for COVID-19, will we have to deliberately infect people?
22 Sep, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCTo find a vaccine for COVID-19, will we have to deliberately infect people? – National Geographic
Who gets a COVID vaccine first? Access plans are taking shape
20 Sep, 2020 | 21:24h | UTCWho gets a COVID vaccine first? Access plans are taking shape – Nature
Related: WHO Guidance: Allocation and prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination
Commentary on Twitter
Advisory groups around the world are working out plans for who should get priority access to a #covid19 vaccine: https://t.co/9g67rFJUrT pic.twitter.com/BLhAcKiVCK
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) September 18, 2020
WHO Guidance: Allocation and prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCCommentary: World Health Organization announces distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccine – ABD News
Related: An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation – Science
‘We didn’t model that people would go to a party if they tested positive’
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC‘We didn’t model that people would go to a party if they tested positive’ – Nature
Scientists relieved as coronavirus vaccine trial restarts — but question lack of transparency
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC
Perspective: Vaccine transparency
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCVaccine Transparency – Science Translational Medicine
Coronavirus: Who would get the vaccine first?
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCCoronavirus: Who would get the vaccine first? – BBC
Perspective: Fairly prioritizing groups for access to COVID-19 vaccines
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCFairly Prioritizing Groups for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines – JAMA
Editorial: Reassuring the public and clinical community about the scientific review and approval of a COVID-19 vaccine
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC
Interesting video: “Do white doctors kill black babies, cancel culture, & authenticity in medicine” (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:11h | UTCDo White Doctors Kill Black Babies, Cancel Culture, & Authenticity In Medicine (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad) – YouTube (via @ZDoggMD)
An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:24h | UTCAn ethical framework for global vaccine allocation – Science
Commentary: Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
How would #COVID19 vaccines be distributed fairly across the globe once they are made available? Prominent philosophers and bioethicists outline the "Fair Priority Model", a 3-phase plan for vaccine distribution in @ScienceMagazine. https://t.co/1gdErzkRRh
— Stanford Ethics (@StanfordEthics) September 7, 2020
A new, three-phase plan for vaccine distribution for #COVID19—called the Fair Priority Model—is “the best embodiment of the ethical values of limiting harms…and recognizing equal concern for all people,” argues this #SciMagPolicyForum. Learn more: https://t.co/WKMvqKgDjl
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) September 7, 2020
‘CRISPR babies’ are still too risky, says influential panel
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:25h | UTC‘CRISPR babies’ are still too risky, says influential panel – Nature
U.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCU.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine – STAT
Viewpoint – Emergency use authorizations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from hydroxychloroquine for vaccine authorization and approval
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:09h | UTC
Viewpoint – Regulatory decision-making on COVID-19 vaccines during a public health emergency
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:08h | UTCRegulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency – JAMA
Perspective: How to be an ethical scientist
1 Sep, 2020 | 05:55h | UTCHow to be an ethical scientist – Science
Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and nobody knows if it’s legal or if it works
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTC
Perspective: Covid-19 vaccines with ‘minor side effects’ could still be pretty bad
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCCovid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad – Wired
Controversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCControversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support – Science
Placebos in chronic pain: evidence, theory, ethics, and use in clinical practice
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:22h | UTCPlacebos in chronic pain: evidence, theory, ethics, and use in clinical practice – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
How (not) to write about global health
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCHow (not) to write about global health – The BMJ Global Health
Related Commentary on Twitter
Great satirical article on the ethics of global health research collaboration and the common faux pas by @desmondtanko #globalhealth #ethics https://t.co/foOcXnK1FY
— Rennie Qin (@RennieQin) July 20, 2020
Open letter: challenge trials for COVID-19
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCChallenge Trials for COVID-19 – 1 Day Sooner
Commentary: Scientists call for volunteers to be infected with the coronavirus to test vaccines – CNBC
Social isolation—the other COVID-19 threat in nursing homes
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCSocial Isolation—the Other COVID-19 Threat in Nursing Homes – JAMA
Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines — The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCRelated: Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA AND Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development (commentaries on the subject) AND Feasibility, potential value and limitations of establishing a closely monitored challenge model of experimental COVID-19 infection and illness in healthy young adult volunteers – World Health Organization (draft document for public comments) AND Human Challenge Studies to Accelerate Coronavirus Vaccine Licensure – The Journal of Infectious Diseases AND Ethics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science AND Extraordinary diseases require extraordinary solutions – Vaccine