Desperate Times: Protecting the Public From Research Without Consent or Oversight During Public Health Emergencies.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7326/M20-4631 and PMC identifier 7401979.
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented global research effort to better understand this virus and to identify promising treatments. In this essay, the authors note that defining activities as public health surveillance has important implications, because such activities do not require further ethical oversight, informed consent, or protections for vulnerable persons or communities.
Medical subject headings
- Biomedical Research
- Emergencies
- Informed Consent
- Public Health