Author Archives: impact ethics
Global Survey on Ethics in Long Term Care during COVID-19
Angel Petropanagos, Preet Gandhi, and Nipa Chauhan announce the launch of the Ask-LTC project, which is funded and supported by the WHO Ethics and Governance Unit and invite stakeholders in long term care homes around the world to share the ethical issues they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines? Nonsense Proposals
Juan Gérvas points out that we do not have enough data about the prevention of virus transmission to justify mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers.
Yes, Vaccinate Prisoners. But Decarceration is Better
Martha Paynter reveals the COVID-19 crisis in Canadian prisons, and argues that though priority vaccination of prison populations is needed, decarceration would be an even more humane and effective way to prevent transmission.
COVID-19 Vaccine Certification: A Contentious Proposal
Françoise Baylis highlights some of the limitations of COVID-19 vaccine certificates.
It Is Extremely Unlikely that You Will Not Have a Recurrence
Adam Hayden, a philosopher, writer, speaker, and patient advocate, recalls the day that he and his wife received his diagnosis with a terminal brain cancer.
