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Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea
Ethical considerations are essential in planning for and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases. During the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Republic of Korea in 2015, serious challenges emerged regarding important ethical issues, such as transparenc...
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Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26841881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.16.013 |
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description | Ethical considerations are essential in planning for and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases. During the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Republic of Korea in 2015, serious challenges emerged regarding important ethical issues, such as transparency and the protection of privacy. The development of bioethics in Korea has been influenced by individualistic perspectives applied in clinical contexts, leading to a paucity of ethical perspectives relevant to population-level phenomena such as outbreaks. Alternative theories of public health ethics include the perspectives of relational autonomy and the patient as victim and vector. Public health actions need to incorporate clear and systematic procedures founded upon ethical principles. The MERS-CoV epidemic in Korea created significant public support for more aggressive early interventions in future outbreaks. This trend makes it all the more imperative for ethical principles and procedures to be implemented in future planning and responses to outbreaks in order to promote perceptions of legitimacy and civic participation. |
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spelling | pubmed-47505162016-02-23 Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea Kim, Ock-Joo J Prev Med Public Health Special Article Ethical considerations are essential in planning for and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases. During the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Republic of Korea in 2015, serious challenges emerged regarding important ethical issues, such as transparency and the protection of privacy. The development of bioethics in Korea has been influenced by individualistic perspectives applied in clinical contexts, leading to a paucity of ethical perspectives relevant to population-level phenomena such as outbreaks. Alternative theories of public health ethics include the perspectives of relational autonomy and the patient as victim and vector. Public health actions need to incorporate clear and systematic procedures founded upon ethical principles. The MERS-CoV epidemic in Korea created significant public support for more aggressive early interventions in future outbreaks. This trend makes it all the more imperative for ethical principles and procedures to be implemented in future planning and responses to outbreaks in order to promote perceptions of legitimacy and civic participation. Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2016-01 2016-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4750516/ /pubmed/26841881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.16.013 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Special Article Kim, Ock-Joo Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea |
title | Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea |
title_full | Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea |
title_fullStr | Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea |
title_short | Ethical Perspectives on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Epidemic in Korea |
title_sort | ethical perspectives on the middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus epidemic in korea |
topic | Special Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26841881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.16.013 |
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