The COVID-19 Pandemic : Ethical Challenges and Considerations / edited by Eleftheria Egel and Cheryl Patton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Egel, Eleftheria, editor.

Patton, Cheryl, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Moral and ethical aspects.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Ethics International Press Ltd, [2022]

Summary:

The COVID-19 Pandemic will be seen as having had a profound effect on how we live and work, as well its economic and health repercussions. But it also brought ethical issues and challenges into focus, from 'Fake News' to issues of individual freedom. This edited collection addresses these issues and others, including vaccine distribution, incentivization, administration, and mandates; the unprecedented challenges faced by healthcare workers; crisis communication and response conundrums: and societal burdens. This is a companion book to Ethical Implications of COVID-19 Management: Evaluating the Aftershock, also published by Ethics International Press.

Contents:

Praise for The COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Challenges and Considerations and Ethical Implications of COVID-19 Management: Evaluating the Aftershock

Introduction

References

About the Editors

PART ONE Narratives: The (mis)information tightrope

Alternative Narratives of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Symptom of Distrust and Divide

Human beings as homo narrans

Truthfulness and narrativity in factual and fictional accounts

Crisis management and uncertain knowledge

Online content, disinformation, and alternative narratives

Social media for news content

Control deprivation and narrative control retrieval

Science trust crisis and rejection of science-based policies

Power asymmetry and decredibilising stories

Trust crisis in power structures, social divide, and democratic challenges

Towards social change: the concept of moral power

Conclusion

Author Note

Ethics and Intertemporal Choice: An Analysis of Linguistic Variation and Pandemic Policy

Intertemporal Choice

Language

COVID-19

Methods and Hypotheses

Results and Discussion

Discussion and Conclusion

Appendix A

Appendix B

COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media: Ethical Questions of Research and Regulation in the Canadian Context

Harm

Methodological Approach

Qualitative Analysis

Ethical Balances

Preventing Harm vs. Freedom of Expression: Legislation and Regulation

Social Media Platforms

Governments

COVID-19 Misinformation: Weapon for Foreign Interference vs. Excuse for Censorship

The Final Balance?

Elements of Propaganda in the Western World's Political, Public Health, and Media Narratives of 2020-2022

Propaganda in Medicine

Propaganda during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Simplification and faulty analogies.

Emotional Appeals and Scapegoating

Manipulating Numbers

PART TWO COVID-19 management: Whose duties, whose rights?

Balancing the Rights of the Individual with the 'Common Good' - Ethical and Policy Frameworks for COVID-19 pandemic management

Pandemic Management Models

Ethical Principles and Public Health Frameworks

Application of ethical principles to pandemic mandates

Individual Rights

Science Censorship, Public Policy and the Rule of Law: A Critical Review

1. Introduction

What is the role of science in a democratic society?

Science censorship and the limitation of rights in times of crisis

The Social Contracts We Didn't Sign: Viewing COVID-19 Technologies as Deterministic Extensions of the State to Understand and Mitigate Issues

Social Contracts

COVID-19 Technologies as Political Actors

COVID-19 Technologies as Deterministic Extensions of the State

Track and Trace COVID-19 Apps

Data Models and Analysts

Vaccine Passports and Immunity Certificates

Improving Social Contracts with COVID-19 Technologies

Edits to Institutionalized Social Contracts

Same Roots, Different Flowers: How one Catholic Social Teaching Led to Radically Opposed Prudential Judgements

Pandemic-relevant Catholic Social Teaching

The technocratic paradigm

Obedience and justice

Four axes of diverging judgement

PART THREE Lived experiences

Healthcare Workers' Lived Experiences at the Peak of COVID-19 Outbreak in New York Hospitals

Personal Protective Equipment Scarcity

Scarcity of Healthcare Staff

Post-Pandemic Staffing Impact

Emergency Times' Kindness in COVID-19 Times

References.

COVID-19 and the Frail Rights of the 'Ordinary Man' in Nigeria

COVID-19 in Full Bloom: The Nigerian Narrative

The effect of the pandemic on abuse by security operatives, crimes and impunity, discrimination

The effect of the pandemic on the pace of justice delivery and access to courts by the common man

The effect of the pandemic on finances of the poor

The Fallout Between Vaccines and Human Rights

PART FOUR Healthcare personnel: Fighting in the frontline

Burnout and Boundaries: Ethical Considerations for Essential Workers During Crises

Burnout and Boundary Theory

Boundary Violations and Burnout During the Pandemic

Physical Boundary Violations

Cognitive Boundary Violations

Boundary Work Tactics: What Buffered Burnout During the Pandemic

Physical Boundary Work Tactics

Cognitive Boundary Work Tactics

Ethical Implications for Essential Workers

Essential Workers and Ethical Considerations: Ethical Challenges for Healthcare Professionals in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic

Literature Review

Materials and Methods

Study Design and Sampling

Instrumentation

Statistical Analysis

Ethical Statement

Results

Work Related Stress

Psychological Wellbeing

Moral Distress

Workplace Safety

Discussion

COVID-19 Conundrums: Ethical and Legal Issues Facing the Medical Community

U.S. Healthcare Workers and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Mandate to Vaccinate or Nudge if No Budge?

Overview of prior vaccination mandates for Health Care Workers (HCW)

Federal and State Regulations in the United States

Health Care Organizations

Health care institutions: a unique environment

Ethical Analysis.

Ethics Framework for Public Health

Advantages of a mandate - Beneficence, Non-maleficence

Justice

Disadvantages of a mandate: disregarding autonomy

Issues to Consider

Availability of vaccines

"Dynamic justification"

Availability of other options

Least Restrictive Alternative (LRA) Principle

'Mandatory' vaccines and Exemptions

Alternatives to Implementing a Mandate: Incentives, Nudges, Choice Architecture

Conclusions

PART FIVE Healthcare management

The Public Health Perils of Following the Science

A Prior History of Public Health Recommendations

"Follow the Science"

2021-2022: Who Can Take Off Their Masks?

July 2021: Masks Back On

February 2022: Masks Back Off

The Booster Blunder

Upholding Ethical Standards: What Should've Been

The Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination

Ethics and COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Ethics and U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Ethics and Incentivizing Vaccination

Ethics and Vaccine Administration

Ethics and Vaccine Mandates

COVID-19 in the Long-Term Care Setting: Ethical Challenges That Require Long-Term Solutions

Long-Term Care Residents at Risk

Healthy Aging

Person-Centered Care

Ageism

Deficiencies Within the Long-Term Care Sector

COVID-19 Death Rates in Long-Term Care

Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Long-Term Care

Long-Term Care Settings Were Unprepared

Public Health Measures and Restrictions

Consequences Of the Public Health Measures in Long-Term Care

Social Isolation and Loneliness

The Ethical Challenges

Public Health

Bioethical Principles

Justification

Moving Forward to Long-Term Solutions

Contributor Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Other Format:

Print version: Egel, Eleftheria The COVID-19 Pandemic

ISBN:

9781871891805

1871891809

OCLC:

1348484995