The development of a vaccine against COVID-19

"Since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak, thousands of people have either fallen ill or lost their lives to this virulent virus. Medical services have also been stretched to their limits. Hopes are being pinned on the development of a vaccine to protect society from the disease".* More and more questions concern about the a potential and the ethical issues surrounding the development and distribution of a vaccine.

*More at: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-09/uk-bishops-on-ethical-concerns-of-potential-covid-19-vaccine.html

**Further reading: https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/archbishop-fisher-op-lets-not-create-an-ethical-dilemma/ ; http://www.bioethics.org.uk/images/user/covidbriefing2.pdf; https://lozierinstitute.org/an-ethics-assessment-of-covid-19-vaccine-programs/

***COMECE  - https://www.tkkbs.sk/view.php?cisloclanku=20201123034;
https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/public-health_sk;
http://www.comece.eu/site/en/home;  

****USCCB - https://www.catholicnews.com/use-of-pfizer-moderna-covid-19-vaccines-is-morally-acceptable-say-bishops/

*****KBS: https://www.kbs.sk/obsah/sekcia/h/dokumenty-a-vyhlasenia/p/dokumenty-kbs/c/stanovisko-konferencie-biskupov-slovenska-k-ockovaniu-proti-covid-19, 

https://www.kbs.sk/obsah/sekcia/h/dokumenty-a-vyhlasenia/p/dokumenty-vatikanskych-uradov/c/vakcina-s-rovnym-pristupom-pre-vsetkych

https://www.health.gov.sk/Zdroje?/Sources/psd-subory/Infografiky-psd.zip

Picture: https://theconversation.com/infecting-a-volunteer-with-coronavirus-to-develop-a-vaccine-heres-what-consent-should-look-like-139884