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A COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Stop the Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to maim and kill thousands and devastate countless others, many are pinning their hopes of returning to a life resembling normal upon the development of a vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has even advised states and cities to be prepared to allocate up to 800 million doses of a vaccine in late October or early November. But it is highly unlikely that a vaccine will do much to stop the pandemic and related significant harm. Continue reading
Brews and Views events pivot to online format
As members of the MSU community continue to work remotely and practice social distancing, Brews and Views has pivoted to online-only “at home editions” of the series that addresses the implications and ethical considerations of biomedical innovations and topics at … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics Events, Center News, Friends of the Center, Outreach, Uncategorized
Tagged Brews and Views, business and economy, COVID-19, event, global health, pandemic, pediatrics, public health, webinar
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A Reasonable and Virtuous Response to a Pandemic
Within five days of the first two registered cases here in Michigan, social media traffic about COVID-19 visibly ramped up, with a significant amount of COVID-19-related posts on my news feeds. This was the same for my friends. People were posting photos of entire local store aisles almost empty. I went to the store and to my astonishment, checkout lanes had long lines of individuals with carts filled with toilet paper, water, and hand sanitizer. Every single cart looked the same. I thought, what is happening? Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, Bioethics in the News, coronavirus, COVID-19, Larissa Fluegel, Michigan, pandemic, public health
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