A proposed non-consequentialist policy for the ethical distribution of scarce vaccination in the face of an influenza pandemic
The current UK policy for the distribution of scarce vaccination in an influenza pandemic is ethically dubious. It is based on the planned outcome of the maximum health benefit in terms of the saving of lives and the reduction of illness. To that end, the population is classified in terms of particu...
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BMJ Publ.
2012
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 38, Issue: 5, Pages: 317-318 |
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