Key Ethical Concepts and Their Application to COVID-19 Research
Angus Dawson, Ezekiel Emanuel, Michael Parker, Maxwell J. Smith, Teck Chuan Voo
Abstract
Abstract During the WHO-GloPID COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum meeting held in Geneva on the 11th and 12th of February 2020 a number of different ethical concepts were used. This paper briefly states what a number of these concepts mean and how they might be applied to discussions about research during the COVID-19 pandemic and related outbreaks. This paper does not seek to be exhaustive and other ethical concepts are, of course, relevant and important.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicEngineering ethicsKey (lock)Political scienceSociologyOutbreakMedicineVirologyComputer scienceEngineeringPathologyComputer securityInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseEthics in Clinical ResearchHealthcare cost, quality, practicesEthics in medical practice