AstaZeneca ’s Vaccine Ethical Problem

Brian M. Cummings, MD and John J. Paris, SJ, PhD In The New York Times, almost overlooked amidst multiple articles on Covid-19 published that day, we found a challenging essay by Max Fisher entitled, “Europe’s Vaccine Ethics Call:  Do No Harm and Let More Die”?  Fisher inquires whether clinical bioethics should accept the decision of Germany to suspend the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine due to blood clots because of what bioethicists label “The Trolley Problem”.   The ‘ Trolley Problem’ is a thought experiment designed to describe a decision-making process.…
Source: blog.bioethics.net - Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Tags: Clinical Trials & Studies COVID-19 pandemic Decision making Featured Posts Global Ethics Pharmaceuticals Vaccines AstraZeneca Trolley Problem Source Type: blogs