Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Implement (and Reimagine) Bioethical Principles
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Vugar Mammadov; Lala Jafarova
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Bioethics, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2022)
- Subject
- COVID-19
bioethical principles
vaccines
intellectual property
pandemic
global health
Ethics
BJ1-1725
- Language
- English
French
- ISSN
- 2561-4665
The commentary analyses ethical dilemmas faced by the global community during the coronavirus pandemic. The importance of the intellectual property rights in the context of vaccine distribution is particularly emphasized. The authors highlight bioethical principles – “forgotten” but so significant – in the context of vaccine distribution.