Tag: influenza
Blog Posts (17)
January 14, 2010
Did Anyone Know It Was National Vaccination Week?
Over on the Practical Bioethics blog, I asked the above question today, based on a story live from Kansas City, MO.…
November 11, 2009
Caplan: Swine Flu Response Isn't Even Worth Sneezing At
For all the planning, prioritizing, and head scratching done by state and federal governments for the coming H1N1 flu crisis this fall, we still have fallen short, says Arthur Caplan in his most recent MSNBC column.…
November 6, 2009
The November Issue of AJOB Is Now Online!
With H1N1 and flu vaccines on everyone’s minds, the November issue of The American Journal of Bioethics couldn’t be more timely.…
October 8, 2009
In New York, You Get the Shot Or Walk the Plank
As Art Caplan’s most recent MSNBC column explains, New York is taking a hard line on health care workers getting their flu vaccinations this year.…
October 6, 2009
Stay Up-to-Date about H1N1 at pandemic.bioethics.net
WIth the launch this week of the national vaccination program for swine flu, debate is raging over whether children should be vaccinated, who should be first in line to receive the vaccine, and whether the program in general will be effective.…
August 7, 2009
Flu Vaccines: Who, Where, and How Much?
In the Globe and Mail, Francoise Baylis asks the tough questions about how much swine flu vaccine to produce and who should receive it.…
May 7, 2009
Version 3.0: pandemic.bioethics.net
Award-winning Target Articles, Editorials, and Open Peer Commentaries from The American Journal of Bioethics are available now at pandemic.bioethics.net. Click on the links below for direct access or visit us at pandemic.bioethics.net
Resources:
Pandemic Influenza Ethics Initiative Resources from the Veterans Health Administration’s National Center for Ethics
News:
WHO: Up to 2 Billion People Might Get Swine Flu
The Worst Emerging Disease of All
Debating the Wisdom of ‘Swine Flu Parties’
Global Flu Cases Top the 2,000 Mark
Blogs:
More Ethics Dilemmas Incubate as Swine Flu Pandemic Threatens
May 5, 2009
UPDATE: Your Source for Swine Flu and Ethics: pandemic.bioethics.net
Award-winning Target Articles, Editorials, and Open Peer Commentaries from The American Journal of Bioethics are available now at pandemic.bioethics.net. Click on the links below for direct access or visit us at pandemic.bioethics.net
News:
Flu Fighters?…
May 5, 2009
Caplan: No Hype In Flu Response
Art Caplan writes today in his MSNBC column: “overall, the resources, attention and response to the H1N1 swine flu outbreak have been absolutely appropriate.” Do you agree?…
May 4, 2009
AJOB Articles Available Now at pandemic.bioethics.net
Award-winning Target Articles, Editorials, and Open Peer Commentaries from The American Journal of Bioethics are available now at pandemic.bioethics.net. Click on the links below for direct access or visit us at pandemic.bioethics.net or on Facebook.…