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Addressing Ethical Issues in Pandemic Influenza Planning

2008

This collection of discussion papers from the World Health Organization (WHO) disseminates the key ethical issues in pandemic preparedness and response. This volume has the background papers prepared by the chairpersons in consultation with their working group members which convened to review the response. The working groups included experts in ethics, law, public health, WHO staff, and country representatives. The collection of discussion papers cover ethics and scarcity in a pandemic, antiviral drugs, priority setting in therapeutic care, and vaccination.

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Addressing Ethical Issues in Pandemic Influenza Planning. World Health Organization 2008. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/69902