This thesis examines various ethical problems that have arisen in the course of the COVID 19 pandemic. By examining different forms of literature, a discussion of these issues is presented. Discussed are the issues of mass quarantine, how to ethically allocate ventilators when there is a limited supply, principles of vaccine allocation and health care spending. There is further discussion of the ethical issues with research in pandemics, the obligation of health care workers to work, privacy concerns and sensationalism as a tool used by the media. By using various sources including published papers, guidelines and opinion pieces, different arguments surrounding these topics are presented and reviewed. The aim is to give a broad useful overview of the different ethical issues that have arisen in the COVID 19 pandemic, to guide decision making and thought process. This allows health care workers to be better informed when faced with difficult ethical scenarios.
This thesis examines various ethical problems that have arisen in the course of the COVID 19 pandemic. By examining different forms of literature, a discussion of these issues is presented. Discussed are the issues of mass quarantine, how to ethically allocate ventilators when there is a limited supply, principles of vaccine allocation and health care spending. There is further discussion of the ethical issues with research in pandemics, the obligation of health care workers to work, privacy concerns and sensationalism as a tool used by the media. By using various sources including published papers, guidelines and opinion pieces, different arguments surrounding these topics are presented and reviewed. The aim is to give a broad useful overview of the different ethical issues that have arisen in the COVID 19 pandemic, to guide decision making and thought process. This allows health care workers to be better informed when faced with difficult ethical scenarios.
A Review of the Ethical Issues Encountered in the COVID 19 Pandemic
ISAAC, TIMOTHY WILLIAM
2019/2020
Abstract
This thesis examines various ethical problems that have arisen in the course of the COVID 19 pandemic. By examining different forms of literature, a discussion of these issues is presented. Discussed are the issues of mass quarantine, how to ethically allocate ventilators when there is a limited supply, principles of vaccine allocation and health care spending. There is further discussion of the ethical issues with research in pandemics, the obligation of health care workers to work, privacy concerns and sensationalism as a tool used by the media. By using various sources including published papers, guidelines and opinion pieces, different arguments surrounding these topics are presented and reviewed. The aim is to give a broad useful overview of the different ethical issues that have arisen in the COVID 19 pandemic, to guide decision making and thought process. This allows health care workers to be better informed when faced with difficult ethical scenarios.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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