Expert Consultation on the Use of Placebos in Vaccine Trials

This article from Oxford University press highlights pressing challenges which surface when responding to pandemic disease, such as the coordination in global governance, priority setting, and acting in isolation and quarantine. This document serves as a guiding tool for public health officials who are working amidst a crisis to serve the public’s needs.

This report published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics underscores the importance of conducting sound and ethical research during public health emergencies, and what long-term effects and implications may be. National governments, intergovernmental organizations, the private sector, and humanitarian agencies are especially influential actors, and their roles are outlined in this report.

This brief from the World Health Organization emphasizes protecting human rights as countries respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The brief addresses numerous issues, including stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19, gender equality and protecting women from violence, supporting vulnerable populations, quarantine and restrictive measures, shortages of supplies, and the obligations of governments to cooperate and provide international assistance. Incorporating human rights into COVID-19 response measures provides ethical guidance to countries as they…