We have moved beyond burning witches and lynching wrong-doers. So we should also stop shaming unvaccinated people. There are better ways to change behaviour.
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Should countries require COVID-19 vaccination for entry while vaccines remain globally scarce?
The CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine provider agreement prohibits health care professionals from administering the vaccines in people for whom they are not yet authorized or approved. But this departs from longstanding norms.
Emotive claims, like COVID vaccination being unethical or coercive, are more likely to be shared on social media. But we can fight back.
It’s unvaccinated people, not the vaccinated, who are most at risk when unvaccinated people are allowed in shops.
Scientists debate the medical benefits of booster shots. But there’s another aspect to consider: bioethics.
While the prospect of reviving extinct species has long been discussed, advances in genome editing have now brought such dreams close to reality.
At its core, the constitution holds a moral vision of people as autonomous moral agents, capable of rationally forming their own opinions.
Ethically, vaccine mandates are justifiable on multiple levels, based on the common good and a public health ethics framework.
Should people be compelled to take the vaccine? Should you feel guilty for skipping the line? And what about parts of the world where vaccines aren’t readably available? Ethicists have it covered.
A moral philosopher and bioethicist offers parents some tips for weighing family masking decisions.
In most countries, scientific research that uses human embryos has to halt after the 14th day. New guidelines recommend the public’s input in extending the time period.
Offering incentives to encourage good health behavior isn’t new, but it does raise concerns. A behavioral scientist explains how rewarding those taking a shot need not keep ethicists up at night.
Providing foreign aid is not always straightforward. But here are some practical ways Australia might be able to help India.
It’s easy to call Australian Olympians who receive their COVID shot early ‘queue jumpers’. But the argument for them having early access to the vaccine is more nuanced. Here’s why.
‘Chimera’ creatures with human organs could be medically useful – but can we really treat them like other animals?
Am I really eligible? Isn’t there someone more worthy of getting immunized before me? A bioethicist explains that such feelings of guilt are understandable. In fact, they are good for society.
Pausing COVID-19 vaccine rollouts can backfire. There are better ways to manage safety issues while they’re being investigated.
It is possible to be an ethical vegan, who supports a better world for animals, and have the COVID-19 vaccine.
Singapore has approved ‘chicken bites’ containing meat grown in vitro. But not all animal advocates are happy about this.
Top contributors
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University; The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Lecturer in Philosophy, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Vanier Scholar and Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University
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Research Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor Faculty of Health and Medical Science, Univeristy of Sydney; Senior Researcher Sydney Institue for Infectious Disease, University of Sydney., University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
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Professor, Medical Ethics, Bond University