Infection control, subjective estimates, and the ethics of testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

On March 16, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization said: “We have a simple message to all countries—test, test, test.” This seems like sound advice, but what if limiting the number of tests has a positive effect on infection control? Although this may rarely be the case, the po...

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Authors: Cato, Susumu (Author) ; Ishida, Shu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Bioethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 37, Issue: 9, Pages: 897-903
RelBib Classification:NCD Political ethics
NCH Medical ethics
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Deontology
B right to know
B infection control
B COVID-19 testing
B Consequentialism
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