Category COVID-19
Resisting “equity lite” in health care, public health, and bioethics
Maxwell J. Smith details our inconsistent commitment to equity during the COVID-19 pandemic and argues that those willing to declare commitments to equity must be held accountable for acting in accordance with that which equity demands.
Into the Unknown: An Ethicist Reflects on COVID-19
Marika Warren compares her expectations going into the pandemic with the actual ethical challenges that arose.
Expanding Health Literacy to Promote Trust
Vanita Fernandes suggests that the promotion of trust in scientific institutions and governing bodies should be an expanded aim of health literacy.
Public Health’s Post-Pandemic Relationship with Coercion
Maxwell J. Smith outlines four areas of ethical inquiry about the use of coercion in public health that we should consider in the post-pandemic era.
What Counts as a COVID-19 Pandemic Success Story?
Chris Kaposy draws lessons from diverging claims of success versus failure in the management of the pandemic in Florida and Canada.
Impact Ethics 