EPISODE · Feb 17, 2021 · 45 MIN
Coronavirus Vaccine Ethics
from The Bioethics Podcast · host The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
This episode of The Bioethics Podcast will cover the five following ethical considerations in regards to the current Covid-19 vaccines: -Whether fast-tracked vaccines that short-cut Phase 3 trials, as in the case of two vaccines out of Russia and three out of China, are safe. -Whether Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. FDA of any of the vaccine candidates is valid. -Whether challenge trials are ethical, as in the case of the Imperial College of London trial in the UK. -Whether there is a fair way to distribute limited doses of the vaccine, and who should receive a vaccine first. -Whether the first vaccine approved by the FDA is the best vaccine and whether vulnerable populations should get the first vaccine or the “best” vaccine. -Whether people are morally obligated to get a COVID-19 vaccine, especially those who have already had the virus or are low-risk populations. -Whether there is a reason for conscientious objections to certain vaccines based on their development using fetal cell lines. -Whether a vaccine is necessary. -Whether mRNA vaccines, such as Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines, are safe.
What this episode covers
This episode of The Bioethics Podcast will cover the five following ethical considerations in regards to the current Covid-19 vaccines: -Whether fast-tracked vaccines that short-cut Phase 3 trials, as in the case of two vaccines out of Russia and three out of China, are safe. -Whether Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. FDA of any of the vaccine candidates is valid. -Whether challenge trials are ethical, as in the case of the Imperial College of London trial in the UK. -Whether there is a fair way to distribute limited doses of the vaccine, and who should receive a vaccine first. -Whether the first vaccine approved by the FDA is the best vaccine and whether vulnerable populations should get the first vaccine or the “best” vaccine. -Whether people are morally obligated to get a COVID-19 vaccine, especially those who have already had the virus or are low-risk populations. -Whether there is a reason for conscientious objections to certain vaccines based on their development using fetal cell lines. -Whether a vaccine is necessary. -Whether mRNA vaccines, such as Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines, are safe.
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