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

The ethical issues that have emerged caused by the COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity  has compiled a page containing information relevant to the current pandemic. It includes a brief overview, an introduction to at least a few of the ethical issues that have emerged, information on books and resources that are relevant to these issues, and a section on new articles that have been generated to address these issues in the specific context of coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2.

See more at https://cbhd.org/content/coronavirus-explanations-and-ethical-issues

See also: https://cbhd.org/content/criteria-allocation-limited-healthcare-resources-timeless-challenge-coronavirus-covid-19